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"The restoration and reissue of Ornette: Made in America...is cause for celebration--both for its value as a movie and for its exploration of Coleman's art." -- Richard Brody, The New Yorker "Tantalizing!... By virtue of the footage alone, it's a valuable time capsule for anyone drawn to Mr. Coleman's work...What nudges the film beyond archival value is a cadence and visual style proudly in tune with the music." -- Nate Chinen, NY Times. Shirley Clarke's Ornette: Made In America captures Ornette Coleman's evolution over three decades, chronicling his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon. The film explores the rhythms, images and myths of America seen through the eyes of an artist's ever-expanding imagination and experience. Clarke followed Ornette and his young son Denardo starting in the late 1960s and ending with a homecoming tribute in his hometown of Fort Worth in 1983 that featured a gala concert of his seminal "Skies of America" alongside performances with his Prime Time band. The innovative techniques that director Shirley Clarke (and producer Kathelin Hoffman Gray) employed in the film closely parallel Ornette's music -- eschewing traditional documentary styles with breathtaking originality to reveal Ornette's equally extraordinary vision. Ornette: Made In America is essential for anyone hoping to understand the history of jazz and the fertile creative exchange that highlighted the 1960s and 1970s in America. It is a vivid portrayal of the inner life of a legendary and pioneering artist. Restoration by the UCLA Film & Television Archives, Milestone Films and NT Audio Video Film Labs.