38th & Postmodernism
A documentary/concert from Indianapolis' Premium Blend that speaks to the myriad of issues that has made 2020 so polarizing.
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Jared ThompsonDirector
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Daniel Arthur JacobsonDirector
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Ryan TaylorProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Music Video
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Runtime:33 minutes 5 seconds
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Completion Date:November 13, 2020
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
An Indy native, Jared Thompson is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He began piano at the age of 5 and began studying saxophone at the age of 10. The North Central High School and Denison University alum formed his own jazz quartet Premium Blend in 2007. A mainstay and fan favorite in the Indy area. Premium Blend has been featured in two national award-winning documentaries “Go Get Your Horn”, and “Chatterbox: A Love Note from Indianapolis.” They have also released three studio albums. Thompson has made it his mission to bridge the gap between the traditions of the jazz genre of the 50s-90s with the language and aesthetic of a 21st century listening audience. Thompson also uses his music to encourage his audiences embrace that which is different in all of us, in hopes of demonstrating that music can and does transcend any and all labels that society may force us to subscribe to.
We wanted to amplify the voices of Indy’s arts community because artists rarely get the opportunity to directly articulate how and why they create, inspire, and reflect the environment in which they live. We wanted to represent those that create and curate the culture of Indy as people first, and artists second.