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Milford Graves Full Mantis

Milford Graves Full Mantis

I'M GOING RIGHT TO THE PRAYING MANTIS. THAT'S THE BOSS. NOT SOME HUMAN!

2018 · 92 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary, Music

Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz percussionist’s singular voice and complex cosmology.

Directed by Jake Meginsky

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