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| The Rainey family |
I had a chance to watch this documentary, first screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, at a screening in downtown Chicago this past summer at the Siskel Film Center. The film was shot over 8 years in Philadelphia and focuses on an inner city family's music studio; the official website describes the studio as "a creative sanctuary from the strife that grips their neighborhood". The filmmakers document a number of musical artists who work in the studio run by Christopher "Quest" Rainey and his wife "Ma Quest". Their daughter becomes a victim of gun violence during the course of the documentary's filming, which shifts the tone of the film but is never exploitative; rather, it's incredibly moving and ultimately inspiring portrait of a family's journey.
The director and editor were present at the screening for a post-film Q&A. They said that the film will have more screenings throughout the US and even will be broadcast on public television next year.
Highly recommended if you have a chance to see it.
The film's website is here:
http://quest-documentary.com
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