Make It Soul

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Movie
German title Make It Soul
Original title Make It Soul
Country of production France
original language English
Publishing year 2018
length 15 minutes
Rod
Director Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
script Nicolas Pleskof
Amaury Ovise
Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
production Amaury Ovise
Jean-Christophe Reymond
synchronization

Make It Soul is a 2018 French animated short film directed by Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo .

action

Chicago in the winter of 1965: Solomon Burke arrives two hours late at the Regal Theater, where he is supposed to headline . In the evening James Brown will also be on stage and sing. Both musicians meet in James Brown's dressing room and James supports Solomon in his plan to appear as King of Rock'n'Soul with a crown and cape. The fact that James Brown's musicians are already taking their seats on the stage, even though Solomon is supposed to appear first, is downplayed by James: Due to Solomon's delay, one had to agree on musicians; James' musicians also really want to be on stage with Solomon. James gives Solomon the artist's contract for the evening and he puts it away unread.

Instead of Solomon, the announcer announced James Brown shortly afterwards and he in turn announced on stage that Solomon will unfortunately not perform because he has been dethroned as King of Soul. James Brown starts his show while Solomon pulls back in frustration and demolishes James' wardrobe. An employee appears and rebukes him: He played the role that was intended for him that evening. James Brown is like a magician of music, Solomon has to recognize that and in the end James has only proven that every black person deserves his place in this world. Solomon realizes that James will be the one to start the revolution and that no one should stand in his way.

production

Make it Soul was the third short film that Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo directed as a director. The idea for the film goes back to producer Amaury Ovise, who read the anecdote between James Brown and Solomon Burke told in the book Sweet Soul Music by Peter Guralnick in 2012 . The animation goes back to felt pen drawings by Simon Roussin ; The film was animated as a mix of felt pen drawings and computer animation.

Various songs can be heard in the film:

Singer Lee Fields, who speaks in the film James Brown and sang his songs
  • James Brown - People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul
  • Dominic Glover, Gary Crochett, Jay Glover - Uptown Strut
  • Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John
  • Bernard Hernandez Sanchez - Soul Nights
  • Guy Barker, Kurt Elling - That's All Folks 2
  • Lee Fields - Funky Screw
  • Lee Fields - You Been Cutting Out (On Me)

The film is dedicated to the American soul singer Sharon Jones (1956–2016).

Make It Soul premiered on June 14, 2018 at the Festival d'Animation Annecy and subsequently ran at the LA Shorts International Film Festival and the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, among others . ARTE showed the film for the first time on German television on November 18, 2018 as part of the program Kurzschluss .

Awards

Make It Soul was nominated for a César in the category Best Animated Short Film in 2020 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The making of "Make it soul" on arte.tv
  2. ↑ Kurzschluss - The magazine on programm.ard.de