Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.
Sacha Jenkins
Director
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Nas
Self
Wynton Marsalis
Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Archie Shepp
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Count Basie
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Lucille Armstrong
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Dan Morganstern
Self
Val71%
Love, Antosha74%
Being Eddie67%
Moonage Daydream74%
Imagine: John Lennon70%
Listen to Me Marlon75%
The Velvet Underground67%
Wick Is Pain74%
Milius70%
Everybody’s Everything84%
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead71%
Inside Deep Throat64%
TINA77%
Zappa72%
The Sparks Brothers73%
For Sama82%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
The Armstrong Lie69%
Cover-Up71%
Elton John: Never Too Late64%
