Et Cultura co-founder Lea Umberger recently produced a film along with Sharon Preston-Folta—the only (and secret) child of jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong who more or less hid his kid from the world (sup, Drake?).
A press release for “Little Satchmo” says that the film “seeks to correct a historical narrative that has foundered in caricature for too long while exploring the impact of a father and child relationship at the heart of self identity and understanding legacy,” and Preston-Folta herself will participate in a Q&A with Umberger after the film screens at this local indie movie house.
This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2022.
