• Sundays at the Triple Nickel

    Directed by Jess Colquhoun
    USA | 13 minutes |

On Edgecombe Avenue in Sugar Hill, Harlem, Marjorie Eliot is making sure her apartment building’s iconic jazz legacy lives on. Marjorie and her son have been hosting jazz concerts in her apartment every Sunday for the past 26 years, a pursuit of overcoming grief through music.

SPECIAL MENTION: Local Jury Award

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film details

Director: Jess Colquhoun
Producers: Randall Bourqin, JJ Rubin, Lindsay Wallner, Joaquin Villalobos, Cordielle Street
Screenwriter: Cordielle Street
Cinematographers: Zak Mulligan
Editor: Mattias Evangelista
Music: James William Blades
Cast: Marjorie Eliot
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2020
Running Time: 13 minutes
Primary Company: Stept Studios
Contact Email: india@steptstudios.com
Website: http://www.steptstudios.com/jess-colquhoun-sundays-at-the-triple-nickel

director biography

Jess Colquhoun is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer. Splitting her time between London and Los Angeles, Jess aims to explore people and subcultures with a focus on social and environmental change and impact. Her documentaries ‘Valley Of A Thousand Hills’ (Best Family Film - San Francisco Film Festival 2017) and ‘The Black Mambas’ (Winner Glamour Magazine x Girl Gaze #NewView Film Competition 2017) are two fine examples of her attention to heart and detail. Her series of photographs entitled ‘Fired Up!’ was recently exhibited at the historic Wiltern Theatre. Clients include Apple Music, FOX, Levi’s, Vice and Pepsi.

A Word From Director JESSICA COLQUHOUN and Editor MATTIAS EVANGELISTA

"Walking away from Majorie's concert's, it's impossible to not feel impacted from the intensity of the unique experience and thestory behind its ritual. Her concert's were created to fight pain with purpose and have grown to energize lives beyond her own. This film is a tribute to Majorie, a story of her artistic expression, resilience and devotion to bringing life out of the darkest of chapters" - Jessica Colquhoun. Director

"The power of a good character is what draws me to a project, and the moment I heard Marjorie's voice I was fully immersed in her world. The elegance and wisdom she carries through life is remarkable. It's rare to finish a film about someone I've never met and feel like they're an old friend." - Mattias Evangelista. Editor

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