27th Chicago Underground Film Festival

Dusty Groove: The Sound of Transition (with Baba Sura)

Expired November 22, 2020 1:00 AM
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Sura Dupart is a Chicago-based sculptor, painter, musician, and mentor, who at eighty-years-old continues to make art with the energy and passion of someone half his age. Although Sura has been creating for almost sixty years, he has remained relatively unknown. His singular devotion to his craft has impacted those around him, including next generation Chicago artist, Angel Bat Dawid, as well as legendary musician, Soji Adebayo, who has played keyboards alongside Sura for forty years.


"I had been filming Sura and Adam playing in the Sacred Keepers Garden for almost two hours and was just starting to wrap things up. I'd put away my tripod, when Angel Bat Dawid, showed up to play with the group. I'd only seen Angel perform once before, and I didn't know much about her, but once she got out her clarinet and starting blowing, there was an electricity in the air. I immediately grabbed my camera and began filming, tripod barely level. At one point, Angel seemed to be "speaking in tongues", overcome with emotion from the music. A young woman who had come to watch them play, told Angel she was upset, because she had just lost her ATM card. Angel stood up, hugged the woman, and told her she was going to play a song for her. The song that Angel created on the spot was "Have peace and serenity"....It's the song I use for the outro of the film. It was a magical moment I felt incredibly grateful to have witnessed and captured. And if I had packed up even a few moments earlier, I would have missed it all. " - Diana Darby

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Filmmaker
    Diana Darby