For over 50 years composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter has shattered the limitations of jazz and has been at the forefront of every progressive jazz movement. His iconic body of work as a solo artist, as a part of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the famed Miles Davis Quintet and fusion pioneers Weather Report, has defined and redefined jazz for generations. Wayne Shorter is a multiple Grammy Award-winner whose compositions have become jazz standards and whose unique approach to saxophone has forever changed how the instrument is played. Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity is a complete and intimate portrait of this mythical figure, peeling away the enigmatic aura of his legacy to reveal the essence of his life and how it has informed his music. In his own words, Shorter will share personal and creative exchanges with John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Rene Fleming and many others. Family and close friends will share pivotal moments in his personal life and how he overcame adversity while creating a prolific body of work. His moral courage, his enlightened vision of life reflects his commitment towards creating world peace and positive social change through music. The innovative world of Wayne Shorter is diverse, progressive and unique. Books, movies, science fiction, mythology and philosophy have informed his music and had a profound impact on all aspects of his life. This documentary will give viewers insight into Shorter’s history with interviews and archival footage of his prolific years as a sideman and composer. . In Shorter’s rare case, he is even more prolific and groundbreaking now in his 80’s than he was in the last five decades. This documentary delves into a first hand look at his artistic process while capturing the depth of his current modern orchestral compositions and collaborations with world renowned orchestras and his own stellar Wayne Shorter Quartet. Wayne Shorter plays music to be more human. By giving our audience the freedom to experience his music without any constraints or preconceived ideas of what jazz is or should be, we have the rare opportunity to celebrate the musical legacy of a jazz legend in the present tense while taking a humanistic journey into the fruits of the unknown with his next creative venture … ZERO GRAVITY
道格(西恩·威廉·斯科特 Seann William Scott 饰)是一个30岁的男人,年龄的增长让压在他肩头的负担越来越重,妻子想要住进大房子的渴望也成为了他辛勤工作的动力。对于自己经理助理的职位,道格很不满意,而就在他企图改变的时候,机会来了。经理打算再开一间连锁超市,而一直矜矜业业的道格则成为了超市经理的不二人选,然而,就在这个节骨眼上,一个名叫理查德(约翰·C·赖利 John C. Reilly 饰)的男人的出现却打破了道格的美梦。rn作为竞争对手,道格和理查德之间的关系十分紧张。前者希望能够实现妻子的愿望,而后者则指望着靠获得经理的职位挽回对自己心灰意冷的妻子。面对自己的理想,两个男人都发誓绝不退却,一场激烈的争斗在表面平和的气氛下暗暗的展开了。