Dock of the bay 2023 - Music for Black Pigeons, Jørgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed. 2022, 92´

Music for Black Pigeons is the first collaboration between Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed. The film poses existential questions to influential jazz musicians such as BillFrisell, Lee Konitz, Midori Takada and many others: How does it feel to play and what does it mean to listen? What is it like to be a human being and spend your whole lifetrying to express something through sounds? The characters wake up, rehearse, record, perform and talk about music. At times they are on the edge, on the edge of existence, constantly challenging themselves. They listen. They are dedicated to finding a space to create a connection to something bigger than themselves. Something that will outlive us all. For the past 14 years, the filmmakers followed Danish composer Jakob Bro, witnessing his musical encounters with acclaimed and eccentric musicians of all generations and nationalities. Through Bro's compositions, the film's characters explore the space of music and, in doing so, answer some of the questions raised by the film in a poetic, entertaining and life-affirming way.