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Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

2018•23m•Documentary•Music

Noble Sissle brought Ragtime to France and started the European obsession with Black music.

Combining footage unseen since WWI with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle's incredible journey that spans "The Harlem Hellfighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural development.

Daniel L. Bernardi · Writer

David de Rozas · Director

Daniel L. Bernardi · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime23m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 1, 2018
Budget$40,000

Actors

Trevor Getz

Trevor Getz

Noble Lee Sissle Jr.

Noble Lee Sissle Jr.

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