Flatpack Festival
Film for all the senses

Miles Ahead

Thursday 21st April, 2016

MAC Birmingham - Cinema | 19:00

Special preview presented by curation collective Come The Revolution...

“I was born. Moved to New York, met some cats, made some music. Did some dope, made some more music, then you came to my house.” Pestered by a journalist (Ewan McGregor) for his story, this is the rasping response offered by Miles Davis (as played by Don Cheadle). Likewise, Cheadle’s film skips the button-pushing of most biopics to focus on one late-70s slump in the trumpeter’s long and varied career. A crowd-funded labour of love for its star-director-producer, the freewheeling approach of Miles Ahead perfectly mirrors its subject and ends up giving us a deeper appreciation of the music.

This special preview is presented by curation collective Come The Revolution, and will be followed by a short set from alto-saxophonist, MC and confirmed Miles-ophile Soweto Kinch, currently touring the UK.

Dir: Don Cheadle USA 2015, 100 mins Cert: 15*

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