Film · 2025

The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra

Name: The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
Director: Guillaume Maupin
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2025-10-15

97 min · Directed by Guillaume Maupin

Documentary Music

8.01
ratings

Between segregation and cosmic revelation, The Magic City traces the birth of Sun Ra, where a city becomes myth and a man, a galaxy.

Cast

W

Wilhelmina Thomas

Narrator

Sun Ra

Self

Nganji Mutiri

Crew

Director: Guillaume Maupin

, Pablo Guarise

Producer

Nicolas Lesoult, Davide Mastropaolo, Ellen Meiresonne, Vincent Metzinger, Javier Packer-Comyn, Beata Saboova

Writer

Guillaume Maupin, Pablo Guarise

Editor

Justin MacKenzie Peers

Cinematography

Alexi Van Hennecker

Sound

Jeremy Burns, Chris Burns

Details

Studios: Naoko Films, Les Films de la Butte, Atelier Graphoui
Countries: Belgium, Italy, France
Languages: English
Release: October 15, 2025

Themes

jazzjazz singer or musician

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