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Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk playing the piano.

Rooftop Cinema: Rewind & Play

August 31, 2023

8:00 pm – 9:10 pm

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

227 State Street Madison, Wisconsin, 53719

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Overview

$7 for nonmembers • Free for MMoCA members (including the free membership tier Friends of MMoCA) and ages 18 and younger • Rooftop Sculpture Garden

Rewind & Play | Alain Gomis | 2022 | France, Germany | 65 minutes

Recently discovered footage of Thelonious Monk from late 1969 provides new insight to his music and career in two significant ways. First, rarely seen performance footage reminds us of his musical genius. Second, deleted footage from an interview on French television clearly illustrates how Monk had to deal with casual racism throughout his life despite his acclaim as a musician.

“A minor masterwork of historical investigation and a fervent tribute to the epochally great musician… Monk’s solo performances [are] spectacular.” –Richard Brody, The New Yorker

“With Gomis’s arrangement of footage, viewers bear witness to Monk as he subtly challenges his interlocutor… and ultimately Monk’s effortlessly innovative compositions.” –Anthony Hawley, Hyperallergic

Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk playing the piano.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing a close up of Thelonious Monk's face.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk playing the piano.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk standing.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk playing the piano.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing a close up of Thelonious Monk's face.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk playing the piano.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.
Film still from Rewind and Play showing Thelonious Monk standing.
Film still from Rewind & Play (2022) directed by Alain Gomis. Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films.

About Rooftop Cinema

Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chairs, and prepare yourself for an evening of independent films and videos under the stars. Rooftop Cinema returns to the museum’s rooftop sculpture garden each Friday this August for its eighteenth season. Films begin at sundown, approximately 20 minutes after sunset.

Rooftop Cinema is $7 per screening/free for MMoCA members (including the free membership tier Friends of MMoCA) and ages 18 and younger. Admission is at the lobby reception desk beginning at 7:30 PM. Screenings relocate to the Lecture Hall if rain is predicted.

Rooftop Cinema is a program of MMoCA’s education department and is curated by James Kreul. MMoCA’s film programming is generously funded by maiahaus, Venture Investors, LLC and a gift from an anonymous donor.

Learn more about Rooftop Cinema and frequently asked questions.