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Contemporary Color

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The art of color guard is paired with contemporary musicians in this 2015 event staged by David Byrne at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The color guard's synchronized dance is paired with performers including St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado and Ad-Rock.

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David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle 03/16/2017
2/4
Often dazzling, yet somehow distant. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 03/16/2017
If you aren't bingeing color guard videos on YouTube afterward, you might not have a heart. Go to Full Review Violet Lucca Film Comment Magazine 03/07/2017
The Rosses' film ambitiously attempts to bridge the gaps created by that act of borrowing, but gets stretched far too thin. Go to Full Review Jason Adams The Film Experience 07/06/2021
Quirk runs far and wide, oft gloriously so. It's just a very weird spectacle, one of a kind, and even though I'm personally allergic to jazz hands I found myself captivated anyway. Go to Full Review Catherine Capellaro Isthmus (Madison, WI) 11/22/2019
The music and the routines start to blend together after a while, but the passion the young people show for their art is palpable. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly 08/14/2019
Not just spectacular to watch, but heartwarming. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/04/2017 Often illuminating concert film, albeit one that doesn't have an even ratio of performance and behind-the-stage footage. See more John H @jhritz 05/11/2016 Interesting mash up. Color guard drills are meant to be viewed from a distance. The intercut closeups are a mistep. See more Read all reviews
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Bill Ross IV

Director

Turner Ross

Director

David Byrne

Self

Nelly Furtado

Self

Zola Jesus

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Mark Ramos Nishita

Self

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Synopsis The art of color guard is paired with contemporary musicians in this 2015 event staged by David Byrne at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The color guard's synchronized dance is paired with performers including St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado and Ad-Rock.
Director
Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
Producer
David Byrne, Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co
Department of Motion Pictures, Todo Mundo
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.3K
Runtime
1h 47m