Feven Kidane & Nebyu Yohannes are two of Vancouver’s most exciting and versatile musicians. On May 31 they’ll be returning to the VIFF stage to co-lead The Kidannes Ethio-Jazz Ensemble, a dynamic ensemble that will be performing a unique blend of traditional Ethiopian & Eritrean music, combined with a healthy dollop of Western Jazz.
About the film: Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch, 2005, USA) 106 min
Jim Jarmusch’s movie Broken Flowers did much to popularize Ethiopian jazz in the west with a mixtape of the music of Mulatu Astatke featuring prominently in the film. Bill Murray plays “Don Johnston”, an aging Don Juan who revisits five of his past loves after receiving an anonymous letter revealing that he has a 19-year-old son.
A movie that creates a gentle cloud of happiness… Jarmusch’s most enjoyable, accessible work for some time, perhaps his most emotionally generous film.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Funny, bittersweet, its understatement yielding surprising depth charges, Broken Flowers is a triumph of close observation and telling details.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Beautiful, as lilting and seductive as the music, by the Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke, that accompanies Don on his trip.
AO Scott, New York Times
Co-Presented with
Feven Kidane & Nebyu Yohannes
May 31
7:00 pm
VIFF Centre, VIFF Cinema
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Film Credits
Producer
Jon Kilik
Screenwriter
Jim Jarmusch
Cinematography
Frederick Elmes
Editor
Jay Rabinowitz
Original Music
Mulatu Astatke
Production Design
Mark Friedberg
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