Notes in a Minor Key
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Set in Harlem in 1947, this film is the story of Grandpa Kansas and his jazz band that set out to become world famous only to be thwarted by jealousy and envy - leaving behind shattered dreams and deep regrets. Though made at NYU, this film was produced under Walt Disney / Hollywood Pictures Discretionary Fund Program, and has won the top prize in multiple film competitions by respected institutions, including The Black American Cinema Society, Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta / Image Film Festival.
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Keith David
Kansas
Known for
Hazbin Hotel
They Live
Harry Lennix
Teddy
Known for
The Blacklist
Man of Steel
Kevin Carroll
Alabama Red
Known for
The Leftovers
Widow's Bay
Tracy Coley
Peek-Hole
Also in
Blood and Concrete
Martin
Stephanie Pope
Daisy
Also in
Great Balls of Fire!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Adisa Director · Avery O. Williams Writer Gregory Smith Cinematographer
United States release September 9, 1994 · Produced in United States · Production Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), The Walt Disney Company
Production
New York University (NYU)
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Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)
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The Walt Disney Company
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Hollywood Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · April 27, 1994
Premiere · First Run Film Festival
United States · September 9, 1994
Theatrical
United States
October 8, 1994 · Theatrical
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