

13 minutes of percussion that'll rearrange your soul — Graves' final bow.
Filmed in and around percussionist Milford Grave’s last public concert in his neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens.
Direction
Meginsky captures Graves' hands like landscapes, not instruments.
Sound
Every cymbal shimmer feels like a heartbeat stopping.

Director
Jake Meginsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graves was also a cardiac researcher who mapped musicians' heartbeats during improvisation.
The Jamaica Arts Center was his home turf for decades; this wasn't a venue, it was his living room.
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