CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 22m

Blue For a Moment

Sven-Åke Johansson in a film-portrait by Antoine Prum

MusicDocumentary

Blue for a Moment is a documentary portrait of Swedish-born, Berlin-based musician Sven-Åke Johansson, a key figure in European improvised and experimental music. Active as a jazz drummer, composer, poet and visual artist, Johansson has spent decades challenging artistic conventions and genre boundaries. Born in 1943, he moved to Berlin in the late 1960s and became involved in the city’s experimental scene, including the Zodiak Free Arts Lab. During the 1970s and 1980s he played an important role in the West Berlin free jazz movement around the FMP/SÅJ label, collaborating with musicians such as Alexander von Schlippenbach and Rüdiger Carl. Influenced by Fluxus and modernist traditions, Johansson developed a distinctive approach based on noise, reduction and the use of everyday materials, anticipating the Echtzeitmusik scene that emerged in Berlin after 1990. The film explores his creative process, artistic philosophy and lasting impact on contemporary experimental music.

Directed byAntoine Prum

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
DE
Released
May 24, 2017
Studios
NI-VU-NI-CONNU

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Sven Åke Johansson

Self

Peter Ablinger

Self

Burkhard Beins

Self

Peter Brötzmann

Self

Nicholas Bussmann

Self

Rüdiger Carl

Self

Axel Dörner

Self

Norbert Eisbrenner

Self

Aris Fioretos

Self

Andreas Neumann

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Antoine Prum

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