Jazztime Tale
- Studio
- Michael Sporn Animation, Inc., WGBH
Synopsis
In Harlem in 1919, two girls- one white, one black- form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter... and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.
Characters
Lucinda, Uncle Charles, Miss Downes, Miss Mullins
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Michael Sporn
Producing
- Producer
- Michael Sporn
- Executive Producer
- Giuliana Nicodemi
- Assistant Producer
- Mary Thorne
Writing
- Writer
- Maxine Fisher
Animation
Voices
- Voice
- Ruby Dee (Lucinda, Narrator), Ken Prymus (Uncle Charles), Heidi Stallings (Miss Downes), Brenda Braxton (Miss Mullins)
Music
- Music
- David Evans
Editing
- Editor
- Ed Askinazi
Crew
- Art Direction And Backgrounds
- Bridget Thorne
- Animation Director
- Ray Kosarin
- Rendering
- Stephen MacQuignon, Masako Kanayama, Christine O'Neill, Stephen Gambello, Sophie Kittredge, Janel Motichka, Jason McDonald
- Animation Camera
- Bob Bushell
Companies and other credits
- Production CoordinatorMasako Kanayama
- Animation Camera: F-Stop Studio/Gary Becker
Production notes
Shown in the PBS anthology series "Long Ago & Far Away."
Awards
Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival.
Gold Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
Gold Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
Reviews
Jazz music and friendship
I have used this film in my music classes Grades K-8 for several years. It is delightful! A wonderful way to share history as well as discuss the racial culture in 1919, and what a great friendship really is.