The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.
Max Roach
Self (archival footage)
Abdullah Ibrahim
Self
Questlove
Harry Belafonte
Jimmy Heath
Quincy Jones
Abbey Lincoln
Sonny Rollins
Randy Weston
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Fab 5 Freddy
Albert 'Tootie' Heath
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
The Class of ‘92
Sidney
A Plastic Ocean
180° South
Directed by John Ford
Birth of the Living Dead
Public Speaking
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince