NEW RELEASE OF THE NEWLY RESTORED CLASSIC “INTERNATIONAL
SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM”
Hailed by the NY TIMES on its original release as “a
delightful trip down memory lane” with bonus
films TINY AND RUBY: HELL DIVIN’
WOMEN and MAXINE
SULLIVAN: LOVE TO BE IN LOVE.
”Each film is excellent in its own way. They
serve as powerful testaments to survival and affirmation.”
--American Historical Society.
Bonus feature: interview with the filmmakers at Lincoln
Center, NY at the 20th Anniversary screening hosted by New
Women in Film and TV.
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This toe-tapping music film tells the story of the swinging,
multi-racial all-women jazz band of the 1940s. A 16 piece
band with a strong brass section, heavy percussion, and a
deep rhythmic sense, the Sweethearts were not just a novelty
but featured many of the best female musicians of the day.
Selected Festivals, Awards, and TV Broadcasts
Shown at over 100 film festivals world-wide.
- First Prize at Festival de Films de
Femmes, Paris
- Prize of International Jury, Oberhausen
Short Film Festival, Germany
- Jury Prize, Leipzig International Documentary
Festival, Germany
- 1986 New York Film Festival, USA
- Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival,
USA
- Silver Award, Philadelphia Film Festival
- Selected for "Highlights of British Television",
BBC
- Broadcast in 13 countries including Britain, France,
Holland, America (both PBS and Bravo), China, Denmark, Australia,
Canada and Japan
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