Finding Carlton tells the story of a bygone age of jazz in India through the

moving portrait of one of its last survivors, the bebop guitarist Carlton

Kitto.

 

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Weaving verite scenes of Carltons isolated, impoverished, yet

passionately dedicated existence with archival material and poignant

encounters with other artists, the film uncovers an untold story of cultural cross-pollination.

 

As the film progresses, intertwined stories emerge: a pre war African-American diaspora

 of jazz musicians who went to India, American Army presence in

Calcutta during WWII, Jazz in Bollywood and a vibrant and passionate jazz culture, and most of all,

the universal story of the working jazz musician. 

 

A jazz film that speaks from the heart. it combines musical perfromances and archival music  to accentuate a story that spans a historical arc from 1926 to the  1980s  

 

Finding Carlton revives the intense power of a largely undocumented jazz movement.

 

Learn more about this film at www.findingcarlton.com