{"id":151657,"date":"2021-04-16T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151657"},"modified":"2021-04-16T12:51:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:51:50","slug":"apple-films-announce-louis-armstrong-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/apple-films-announce-louis-armstrong-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Films Announce Louis Armstrong Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple Original Films<\/a> will fund the anticipated Louis Armstrong<\/a> documentary feature, \u201cBlack & Blues: The Colorful Ballad of Louis Armstrong<\/em>\u201d from Brian Grazer<\/a> and Ron Howard<\/a>\u2019s Imagine Documentaries<\/a> to join its Academy Award-nominated feature film slate. Imagine Documentaries<\/a> is the doc branch of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment,<\/a> makers of ‘D. Wade: Life Unexpected,’<\/em> ‘Inside Deep Throat,<\/em>‘ and most recently ‘Genius: Aretha.’<\/em> Apple Films Announce Louis Armstrong Documentary<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBlack & Blues: The Colorful Ballad of Louis Armstrong,\u201d produced under Apple\u2019s first-look agreement with Imagine Documentaries, will be directed by Emmy-nominated Sacha Jenkins<\/a> (\u201cWu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men<\/a><\/em>\u201d), and offers a definitive look at the master musician\u2019s life and legacy as a founding father of jazz, the first pop star, and a cultural ambassador of the United States. He was loved by millions worldwide but often mischaracterized for not doing enough to support the Civil Rights Movement<\/a>.  In reality, his fight for social justice was fueled by his celebrity and his willingness to break his silence on issues of segregation and patriotism. With the full support of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation<\/a>, the filmmakers have access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival materials including hundreds of hours of audio recordings, film footage, photographs, personal diaries and a life\u2019s worth of ephemera for exclusive use in the first significant documentary dedicated entirely to his life.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Louis Armstrong\u2019s achievements are remarkable. During his career, he:<\/p>\n\n\n\n