A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Direction
Proudfoot's patient, invisible hand lets subjects breathe.
Score
Bowers' original music weaves through memory like breathing.
Director
Ben Proudfoot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kris Bowers composed scores for Bridgerton and King Richard; this short preceded his Oscar win. Horace never saw the final film—he died shortly after filming.
The barbershop as Black information economy: Horace's shop was where Black travelers could safely navigate Jim Crow, making his business literally lifesaving infrastructure.
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