“…a transporting film that places us right there in the room, living and breathing a singular artistic experience. Trying to remain still in your seat is futile.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Academy Award nominee Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice, There Will Be Blood) takes us on a mind-blowing musical journey to Jodhpur, India. Last spring, the Maharaja of Jodhpur hosted acclaimed Israeli composer/poet Shye Ben Tzur, who has lived in India for over 15 years, along with Anderson’s friend and collaborator, Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead’s lead guitarist), and his producer, Nigel Godrich. They joined a group of India’s finest musicians, including Aamir Bhiyani, Soheb Bhiyani, Ajaj Damami, Sabir Damami, Hazmat, and Bhanwaru Khan on brass; Shazib Ali on vocals; and Dara Khan and Asin Khan on strings. Together they built a makeshift studio at the Maharaja’s Fort, and over the following three weeks joyously made music together. With long, unbroken takes, Junun (“Madness of Love”) is a cross-cultural meeting point between the mystical Islam of Sufi, Qawwali, and devotional poetries in Urdu, Hebrew, and Hindi—and an extraordinary visual and sensory experience that will capture your imagination.