ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA is a groundbreaking portrait of jazz progenitor Ornette Coleman, directed by avant-garde filmmaker Shirley Clarke. Blurring the lines between documentary, biopic and experimental film, the work traces Coleman’s life from his childhood in segregated Texas to his emergence as a revolutionary force in jazz history. The visuals unfold in a non-linear fashion, featuring archival footage including rare 1968 recordings of Coleman jamming with his then eleven-year-old son, drummer Denardo Coleman, originally shot for an unfinished project. Clarke’s film stands not only as a tribute to one of jazz’s most influential figures but also as a radical experiment in cinematic form that celebrates creativity, resistance and the power of improvisation.