Combining unseen period footage with original scores from that era, Syncopated Ragtime tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans “The Harlem Hellfighters” of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production. The film inquires on the Black people’s struggle for democracy by challenging America’s social, economic and political structures.
Noble Sissle’s Syncopated Ragtime is having a successful festival presence. Directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi and David De Rozas, Syncopated Ragtime has been awarded Best Short Documentary Film. 8th American Documentary Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA.
Noble Sissle’s Syncopated Ragtime has been the Official Selection of the following U.S. festivals.
- Cleveland International Film Festival // Official Selection. Cleveland, OH
- American Documentary Film Festival // Official Selection. Palm Springs, CA
- Ashland Independent Film Festival // Official Selection. Ashland, OR
- Harlem International Film Festival // Official Selection. Harlem, NY
Forthcoming screenings in U.S. Festivals include:
- Lake County Film Festival // Official Selection, Lake County, Ill (September 2019)
- DC Shorts Film Festival // Official Selection. Washington, DC (September 2019)
- Chagrin Documentary Film Festival // Official Selection. Chagrin Falls, OH (October 2019)
Forthcoming screenings in International Festivals include:
- DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film festival // Official Selection. Prizren, Kosovo (August 2019)
- DocsMX // Official Selection. Mexico City, Mexico. (October 2019)
General Public screenings include:
- World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, April 2019
- Imperial Implosions: World War I and its Global Implications: California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, November, 2018; Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2018; Christchurch, New Zealand, October 2018
Featuring:
Noble Lee Sissle, Jr.
Trevor Getz , Professor Of History At San Francisco State University
All Songs By Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake And Jim Europe’s 369th Infantry “Hellfighters” Band
Directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi and David De Rozas
Executive Producer, Daniel Leonard Bernardi
Producers, Trevor Getz And Carolina Gratianne
Editor And Sound Design, David De Rozas
Director Of Photography, Andrés Gallegos
Additional Camera, Alexander Zane Irwin
Sound Recordist, Sreang Hok
Production Assistant, Jesse Collier Sutterley
Camera Assistant, Suhnny Stone Carter Bernardi
Post-production Supervisor, Sreang Hok
Colorist, Andrés Gallegos
Sound Mix, Dan Olmsted
Consultants Jonathan R. Casey and Craig Perrier
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