A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson.
Direction
Ernest R. Dickerson captures pure joy in cramped spaces.
Practical Effects
Every sound you hear is human — no instruments, no tricks.
Acting
Samuel L. Jackson cameo as The Janitor because of course he did.
Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on PBS's 'Great Performances' — the same slot that later housed 'Hamilton' — making Spike Lee part of a weirdly prestigious lineage.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's appearance came right after their Paul Simon 'Graceland' explosion, bridging apartheid-era South African sound to American living rooms.
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