Southern Crossing (film)
1980 film
Southern Crossing is a documentary directed by Robert Guillemot and produced by Richard Bradley. The film documents the 1980 International Music Festival, which took place from 7–14 January 1980 at the Regent Theatre in Sydney, Australia.
Cast
The artists featured in the film were the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Herbie Mann and the Family of Mann, the Les McCann Band, Howie Smith and the Jazz Co-op, the Toshiko Akiyoshi–Lew Tabackin Big Band of Australian All Stars, Galapagos Duck, Judy Bailey Quintet with John Sangster, Ricky May, and the Young Northside Big Band. American jazz critic Leonard Feather, who attended the festival, provided the commentary.
Production
The film used locations around Sydney Harbour and featured surfing scenes with surfer Terry Richardson and a jam session at the famous Basement Jazz Restaurant in Sydney. Southern Crossing was financed by the Australian Film Commission and Richard Bradley Productions along with sponsorship investment from Qantas and Peter Stuyvesant International.
Release
The film was released theatrically in Australia in 1980 and later in New Zealand in 1983. In 1981, television rights were sold via MIPTV in Cannes and NAPTE in New York. That same year, the film was screened at two international film festivals in Barcelona and Warsaw. There was a limited video release through Diners Club in 1984 and eventually a limited DVD release in 2007 over 25 years after it was made.
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