A New Film on Sun Ra Shows He’s Still Ahead of His Time
Some documentaries explain their subjects. Others let their aura do the talking. Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, directed by Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Christine Turner, firmly belongs to the latter camp. And that feels entirely appropriate for a figure who defied tidy definitions: composer, bandleader, philosopher, and mythmaker who fused cosmic symbolism, ancient Egyptian imagery, and … Read more









