MFAH Film Series – 4th Annual Jazz on Film: The Case of the Three-Sided Dream

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents 4th Annual Jazz on Film. Named “Best Film Festival 2015” by the Houston Press! Peter Lucas, an independent film curator, artist, writer, and filmmaker, again lends his programming talents to the 4th annual edition of this popular series.

About the Curator
Curator Peter Lucas has organized exhibitions, film series, and public programs in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Seattle International Film Festival, Northwest Film Forum, and Experience Music Project. He is also an arts writer, as well as an active filmmaker and visual artist.

The Case of the Three-Sided Dream

Directed by Adam Kahan
2014, USA
88 minutes

Dorthaan Kirk expected to attend
Rory Kirk in attendance

Jazz visionary Rahsaan Roland Kirk was not only an otherworldly performer, he was also a tireless warrior against racial injustice and a campaigner for a wider appreciation of jazz, which he termed Black Classical Music.

Blinded at a young age, he saw the world through sound, and he reimagined it through dreams.

Electrifying archival performance footage, inspired animated sequences, and intimate interviews celebrate Kirk’s persistence in the face of adversity, and his legacy of musical innovation.