I Called Him Morgan
Directed by Kasper Collin
2016Documentary91 minSweden
On a snowy night in 1972, jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen; Kasper Collin's love letter to two unforgettable people and their music.
Synopsis
On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This documentary by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin (My Name Is Albert Ayler) is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America with cinematography by Bradford Young (DOP, Selma).
The director
Kasper Collin
Kasper Collin is a Swedish documentary filmmaker devoted to jazz history. He made My Name Is Albert Ayler (2005) and spent years on I Called Him Morgan, about trumpeter Lee Morgan.
On screens
Already played at 1 cinema in Vancouver.
