City of a Million Dreams
Documentary Screening – Presented by Films of Note
About City of a Million Dreams
Famous the world over, jazz funerals are emblematic of the unique and resilient culture of New Orleans, but their origins are shrouded in mystery. Filmed over 22 years, City of a Million Dreams draws from the 2018 book of the same title by Jason Berry, and explores race relations at a polarising time in American society.
Doors 6pm / Screening 7pm
Runtime: 90 minutes
In 2005, writer and videographer Deb Cotton leaves “hard-hearted Hollywood” for New Orleans, and becomes a chronicler of the parading club culture spawned by the legacy of funerals with music. This tradition is carried by the prolific clarinetist Michael White, renowned for playing “the widow’s wail” in sorrowful dirges. When Hurricane Katrina hits, White loses everything in the catastrophic flooding. In his struggle to rebuild, White becomes an everyman, embodying the resurrection spirit of jazz funerals.
Deb and Michael take us on a journey into the city’s past, searching for answers in the face of tragedies both present and past.
Join Films of Note at The Sugar Club in a celebration of music films, documentaries, live concerts, biopics and uncategorizable marvels featuring old classics, new favourites, and a few films we think deserve a wider audience. To top it off, we’re the only place in Dublin where you’ll be pampered with table service of the finest cocktails, drink offers, bubbles, and home-made pizzas at every showing, not to mention pre and post-show DJs to get everyone in the mood!
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Book Tickets
General Admission – €10.00 + Booking Fee
General Admission for 2 – €15.00 + Booking Fee
Limited seating. Please note seats can not be allocated.
First come, first served basis.
