“The Ballad of Fred Hersch operates with much the same logic as a jazz session, […] any audience can appreciate its simple honesty, bravery, and beauty”
– Unseen Films
SYNOPSIS
The Ballad of Fred Hersch is an intimate portrait of one of today’s foremost jazz pianists and composers and his extraordinary work. A genre unto himself, Hersch has significantly influenced a new generation of musicians and jazz itself. His poignant story as an AIDS survivor and openly gay man reveal an unlikely musical journey and an irrepressible American master.
For more information: www.fredherchfilm.com
THE BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH
A film by Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde
Documentary film - 74:00 – 2016
CREDITS
Directors & Producers: Carrie Lozano & Charlotte Lagarde
Editors: Warwick Meade and Carrie Lozano
Principal Cinematography: Andy Schocken, Octavio Warnock-Graham and Charlotte Lagarde
Original Music: Fred Hersch
Additional Editing and Colorist: Robert Arnold
Sound Editing and Mix: James LeBrecht