Chop Suey

Feb 11, 2001

1h 38m

★ 4.0

Overview

A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16-year-old wrestler.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Just Blue Films

Chop Suey Trailers

Cast

Himself

Peter Johnson

Self

Jan-Michael Vincent

Self (archival footage)

Frances Faye

Self

Rickson Gracie

Self (archival footage)

Robert Mitchum

Himself

Herbie Fletcher

Herself

Dibi Fletcher

Self

Nathan Fletcher

Self (archival footage)

Diana Vreeland

Self

Jason Maves

Christian Fletcher

Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its identity was being tested. As the city changed around him, his budding career as a musician exposed him to the people and music providing a voice and an outlet to the people of DC. Now tasked with preserving and sharing that tradition, Balbed reflects on balancing that responsibility with creating a musical identity of his own.

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