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Sounds of the Desert

2026•1h 3m
Documentary

A visual odyssey of Sun Ra concepts through their followers - Marshall Allen and Abshalom Ben Shlomo. The film follows Sun Ra Arkestra band members and their journey across the desert, a promised land where Sun Ra once created his identity. Navigating through an astro-galactic world of sound, they find a reason to fight racism, injustice and vanity of the modern world - all through inner wisdom of music and sound. It's a story of infinite peace in a troubled world. An utopian planet where Sun Ra and his prophets celebrate the divine wealth of their spirits.

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Production

Mer Film, Mirror Matter Productions

Language

EN

Status

Post Production

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Cast

Abshalom Ben Shlomo

Self

Marshall Allen

Marshall Allen

Self

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