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- 2018
- The Cinema Guild
- 1 h 31 m
- 2018
- The Cinema Guild
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Milford Graves Full Mantis is the first ever feature-length portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves, exploring his kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curiosity.
Directed By: Jake Meginsky, Neil Young
Written By: Milford Graves, Jake Meginsky
- 2018
- The Cinema Guild
- 1 h 31 m
- 2018
- The Cinema Guild
- 1 h 31 m
Milford Graves Full Mantis
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Summary Milford Graves Full Mantis is the first ever feature-length portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves, exploring his kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curiosity.
Directed By: Jake Meginsky, Neil Young
Written By: Milford Graves, Jake Meginsky
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Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
73
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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You can get a lot of facts about Mr. Graves and his discography on the internet (and I recommend you do). This movie gives you, well, the man’s heart, and it’s a beautiful one.
Form and content collide in inspiring ways in this documentary about Milford Graves — avant-garde jazz percussionist, educator, gardener, martial artist, and cardiovascular researcher. Milford Graves Full Mantis is a jazz movie in every sense of the word.
Milford Graves: Full Mantis is a wide-ranging look at an intriguing artist, a documentary brimming over with his thoughts about culture as well as his music.
Full Mantis gives fans the kind of intimate access more conventional docs often don't manage. Even for viewers who've never heard of the septuagenarian, it's an oddball delight.
Bobbing and weaving between the metaphysical and physical, the past and the present, the film is a challenging narrative that rewards the patient viewer with insight into the creative, improvisational process of its visionary protagonist who is regarded as one of the fathers of form.
Despite its singular star and bursts of audio-visual vibrancy, the film may prove more ponderous and patience-testing than enlightening or involving for all but the most intrepid viewers.
Jake Meginsky's documentary is insular, precious, and too pleased with its unwillingness to reach out to the unconverted.
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Production Company
Mantis Film
Release Date Jul 13, 2018
Duration 1 h 31 m
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Tagline I'm Going Right to the Praying Mantis - That's the Boss, Not Some Human!
Website
http://www.fullmantis.com/
Awards
Sarasota Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oak Cliff Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 1 Nomination