EDDIE PALMIERI : Rompe Teclas
Directed by Julien Donada & Paul Grivas, 1997
SYNOPSIS
For over thirty years, Eddie Palmieri has single-handedly represented the avant-garde of salsa. Far from making commercial compromises, he has followed his own path, and in recent years has explored Latin jazz, of which he has become one of the undisputed masters. Yet he has always remained attached to his original inspiration, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, which find expression in the dance at his frenzied concerts. Winner of five Grammy Awards, Eddie Palmieri nevertheless remains a “resistant”, an uncompromising artist with strong political concerns. This first documentary on this extraordinary personality pays tribute to one of the most inspiring figures in contemporary popular music.
Technical crew
Technical data
Written & directed by
Julien DONADA
Paul GRIVAS
Also written by
Blandine LENOIR
Jean-Luc GAGET
Photography
Julien DONADA
Editing
Rémi DUPONT
Sound
Pierre BOSCHERON
Documentary - France - 1996
26' - Beta SP- Color
Versions
English
English with french subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
Distribution
Local Films Distribution
International sales
Local Films
Partners
Paris Première
Grand Canal
Festival Renc’art de Montreuil – Prix du Public
TVs
Paris Première
Canal France International
M6
RAI (Italy)
Festivals
TRAILER
Julien Donada is a filmmaker and photographer, with a predilection for architecture, urbanism and the city, focusing on the people who live in them. He has made some twenty documentaries, often offbeat, on themes such as the memory of places and emblematic buildings (Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Museum). His first feature-length fiction film, Beau rivage, explores a character's obsession with an invented past. The resurgence of the past is a recurring theme in his work, as in À San Remo and Un automne en Pologne, which won awards for his short film.
Born in Mexico City, Paul Grivas is a director and production coordinator. From 2008 to 2011, he worked in Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme production unit, directing the short films Angahuan (2006) and La Multiplicité des possibles (2006). Film catastrophe (2018), awarded the André S. Labarthe prize at the Entrevues festival, and screened at Viennale and Côté Court, is his first feature.