Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin’ Women
Topics: women in jazz, African American studies, LGBT, gender and women’s studies
Profiling legendary jazz trumpeter Tiny Davis and her partner of over 40 years, drummer-pianist Ruby Lucas, Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin’ Women weaves together rare jazz recordings, live performances, vintage photographs, and narrative poetry by Cheryl Clarke.
Tiny’s contribution to jazz history is documented in an informal, intimate style in which the 78-year-old demonstrates that her chops and humor are both quite intact.
Selected Festivals, Awards, and TV Broadcasts
- San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 1989 (Audience Favorite Award)
- Best Documentary at Festival International de Films de Femmes Paris
- Silver Plaque Award, Chicago International Film Festival
- Finalist, American Film and Video Festival
- 1989 Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Section
- Shown at over 100 film festivals world-wide.
- Broadcast in 11 countries including Britain, France, Germany, Holland, USA and Zimbabwe.
Produced and directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss. Produced in association with Channel 4 (UK).
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