Bill Evans Time Remembered
Bill Evans Time Remembered is a 90-minute documentary film, produced by Bruce Spiegel which tells the story of Bill Evans’ turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music. The film was self-funded by the producer who traveled and interviewed approximately 40 people over a 7 year period of time. Several well renowned musicians are included in the film including Tony Bennett, Dr. Billy Taylor, singer Jon Hendricks, and jazz pianist Bill Charlap. The film also compiles a wide range of historical information about the jazz pianist including his first TV recording which appeared on CBS Look Up and Live in April 1958, playing Come Rain or Come Shine.
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Bruce SpiegelDirectorNelson Mandela: Father of a Nation, Long Road Home
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Bruce SpiegelWriterMachito, A Latin Jazz Legacy
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Bruce SpiegelProducerNelson Mandela: Father of a Nation, Long Road Home
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Tony BennettKey CastAmerican Singer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 27 minutes
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Completion Date:November 4, 2015
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Production Budget:30,000 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
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Big Sky Film FestivalMissoula, Montana
United States
February 16, 2016 -
CIMMFest 2016Chicago
United States
April 14, 2016 -
FICCI - South AmericaCartagena, Colombia
Colombia
January 9, 2017 -
Jecheon International Film FestivalSeoul
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
August 12, 2017 -
Silicon Beach Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
April 27, 2017 -
Burlington Jazz FestivalBurlington
United States
June 10, 2016 -
Rubber City Jazz FestivalAkron, Ohio
United States
August 26, 2017 -
Doc n Roll Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
November 13, 2016 -
In Edit Film FestivalAthens
Greece
November 5, 2017 -
Buenos Aires International Jazz FestivalBuenos Aires
Argentina
November 20, 2017 -
Around International Film FestivalParis
France
January 11, 2018
Best Feature Documentary -
Mediterranean Film FestivalSiracusa Sicily
Spain
December 29, 2017
Best Documentary -
Hollywood International Independent Documentary AwardsLos Angeles
United States
December 28, 2017
Award of Excellence -
Logcinema Art FilmsLos Angeles
United States
January 19, 2018
Best Documentary -
Montevideo World Film FestivalMontevideo
Uruguay
July 14, 2018
Best Feature Documentary -
Amsterdam International Filmmakers FestivalAmsterdam
Netherlands
August 15, 2018
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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ReelhouseCountry: WorldwideRights: Video on Demand
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Amazon USACountry: United StatesRights: Video on Demand
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Amazon UKCountry: United KingdomRights: Video on Demand
For the last 25 years, Bruce Spiegel has been a producer and editor at CBS News/48 Hours. In 2002 he co-produced the award winning TV documentary “9-11” which won both an Emmy (2002) and Peabody Award (2003). In 2012, alongside Wynton Marsalis (jazz musician and artistic director at Jazz at Lincoln Center) and Hugh Masakela (South African music legend), Spiegel co-produced a CBS News/48 Hours TV documentary titled “Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation”. The documentary explored the South African music that was used for Nelson Mandela’s eulogy, and won The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Excellence Award in 2014.
In the late 80’s Spiegel wrote and edited “Machito, A Latin Jazz Legacy”, a documentary that chronicled the rise of Latin music in the 40’s and 50’s. The film has screened worldwide, and was the Jury Prize Winner at the 1986 San Antonio Film Festival and the First Prize Winner at the San Juan Film Festival in 1988. In 2006, he directed and produced “Long Road Home”, a documentary about John Malangone, a baseball phenomenon destined to be the next great Yankee catcher. The film won first prize at the Baseball Hall of Fame Festival in 2007.
Spiegel’s latest work, a documentary titled “Bill Evans: Time Remembered” was completed in 2015, and tells the story of Bill Evans’ turbulent life and his unprecedented contribution to the jazz community.
The film Bill Evans, Time Remembered took me 8 years to make. Eight years of tracking down anybody who knew Bill and who played with him, to try and find out as much as I could about the illusive and not easy to understand Bill Evans. I feel very honored to have had the chance to interview and get to know good guys that spent a lot of time with Bill: Billy Taylor, Gene Lees, Tony Bennett, Jack DeJohnette, Jon Hendricks, Jim Hall, Bobby Brookmeyer, Chuck Israels, Paul Motian, Gary Peacock, Joe LaBarbera. It was a once in a life time experience talking to these gifted talented guys about their time in jazz music, about their “Time Remembered“ with Bill Evans.