Berlin International Film Festival 2026 | Dublin International Film Festival 2026 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026
Silver Bear for Best Director, Berlinale 2026 | Film & Literature Award, Film by the Sea 2026
In June 1961, New York, jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical style and formed an exceptional trio with bassist Scott LaFaro, his closest musical partner. During a residency at the Village Vanguard, they record two landmark jazz albums in a single night. Ten days later, LaFaro dies in a car accident. Overwhelmed by grief, Evans stops playing for the first time in his life. The film explores what happens next in the life of one of the most gifted and influential musicians of the 20th century.
Grant Gee is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose debut feature is Everybody Digs Bill Evans. His film, The Gold Machine, won the Outstanding Documentary Award at IFFNY. He is known for the music documentaries Joy Division and Meeting People Is Easy, about Radiohead. Gee also collaborates with the theatre director Katie Mitchell on films and live cinema projects at leading European theatres and opera houses. He is Senior Tutor in Documentary Filmmaking at University College London.
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