Digging for Weldon Irvine (2019)
111 min
This film is a befitting and timely examination to the life and legacy of Weldon Irvine, whose work drew appreciation from the likes of Freddie Hubbard and Nina Simone to Mos Def and Q-Tip. His bountiful and socio-culturally evocative work in music and theatre was central to the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s; integral to the evolution of hip hop, from its inception through its golden era of consciousness and heavy jazz-laden sampling; and whose dedicated mentorship sparked a movement in his long-time residence of Jamaica/St. Albans, Queens, helping develop some of the most well-known figures in jazz today.
- Release date
- November 12, 2019
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Q-Tip as Self - Interviewee
- Lalah Hathaway as Self - Interviewee
- Bobbito Garcia as Self
- Thelonious Monk Jr. as Self
- Jessica Care Moore as Self
- DJ Spinna as Self - Interviewee
- Bernard Wright
- Rich Medina as Self
- Bill Cobham as Self - Interviewee
- Randy Brecker as Self - Interviewee
Crew
- Victorious De Costa · Director
- Angelika Beener · Writer
- Victorious De Costa · Writer
- Omega Baranow · Producer
- Victorious De Costa · Producer
- Evan Mascagni · Producer
- Mike Quigley · Cinematographer