Blue For a Moment (2017)
Blue For a Moment (2017)
Sven-Åke Johansson in a film-portrait by Antoine Prum
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.

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Peter Ablinger Peter Ablinger As: Self
Burkhard Beins Burkhard Beins As: Self
Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann As: Self
Nicholas Bussmann Nicholas Bussmann As: Self
Rüdiger Carl Rüdiger Carl As: Self
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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.


Tagline: Sven-Åke Johansson in a film-portrait by Antoine Prum
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Music, Documentary

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 24 May 2017

Country: LU

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: NI-VU-NI-CONNU

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Michel Dimmer

Michel Dimmer

Post Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Oliver Stahn

Oliver Stahn

Sound

Gerd Gangolf

Gerd Gangolf

Sound

Andrew Levine

Andrew Levine

Sound Recordist

Michel Schilings

Michel Schilings

Sound Mix Technician

Werner Dafeldecker

Werner Dafeldecker

Sound Engineer

Capucine Courau

Capucine Courau

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nikos Welter

Nikos Welter

Director of Photography

Luciano Cervio

Luciano Cervio

Camera Operator

Merle Jothe

Merle Jothe

Camera Operator

Amandine Klee

Amandine Klee

Camera Operator

Sören Lang

Sören Lang

Camera Operator

Carlo Thiel

Carlo Thiel

Camera Operator

Theo Thiesmeier

Theo Thiesmeier

Camera Operator

Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Theo Thiesmeier

Theo Thiesmeier

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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