The Changin' Times of Ike White

Directed by Daniel Vernon

Year: 2019

Country: U.K.

Language: English

English Closed Captions

Serving a life sentence for murder in the early 1970s, music prodigy Ike White had plenty of time to perfect his musical talent, but no hope of putting it to use in the outside world. Ike's skills were exceptional enough, though, that his story captured the media's attention. From this notoriety, he was able to record an album inside the prison with big-time producer Jerry Goldstein (War, Sly and the Family Stone). Superstar Stevie Wonder lobbied successfully for Ike's early release from prison. With an acclaimed album under his belt and the support of Wonder and others in the industry, Ike was poised for stardom. But, instead, he went off the grid for over 40 years. Daniel Vernon's mesmerizing new documentary is unpredictable and moving, echoing the strange journey of Ike White.

Reviews

“Not since Searching for Sugar Man has there been a music documentary as surprising as The Changin’ Times of Ike White.”

- Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times

"Endlessly fascinating. You can't make this stuff up."
- Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

"His 1976 album Changin' Times sounds terrific. Somewhere between Jimi Hendrix and Gil Scott-Heron."

- David Butcher, RadioTimes

"Somehow distilled into 78 minutes, this documentary tells
the incredible story of Ike White. Here he is, finally tracked down."

- The Guardian

"It's an even more peculiar story than the Oscar- winning music documentary Searching for Sugar Man."

- Victoria Segal, Sunday Times (London)

"It is one of the most remarkable music documentaries you will ever see. And that's a promise! The story of the greatest soulman you've never heard, it starts with Ike serving life for murder and ends with a series of rapid fire twists and turns, which fair knock you off the sofa. The music throughout is great with White, a man who could have given Prince lessons in sartorial elegance, oozing charisma even when banged up."

- Stuart Clark, HotPress

"The Changin' Times of Ike White had an extraordinary story to tell - but one that, halfway through the documentary, already seemed to be complete. So, you might well have thought at that point, how would it fill the rest of the time? The answer, it transpired, was by taking an even more jaw-dropping turn.

- James Walton, The Spectator

"There are many 'Ike Whites' in this world. Let's give these men a fare, making not the color of his skin his final fate for being behind bars."

- Stevie Wonder, Changin' Times sleeve notes

Cast

Ike White
Lana Gutman
Daniel Vernon
Jerry Goldstein
Greg Errico
Rico Fanning

Venue	City	State	Screening Options
ACME Screening Room	Lambertville	NJ	Virtual Cinema
AFI Silver	Silver Spring	MD	Virtual Cinema
Balboa Theatre	San Francisco	CA	Virtual Cinema
Bryn Mawr Film Institute	Bryn Mawr	PA	Virtual Cinema
Burns Court Cinemas	Sarasota	FL	Virtual Cinema
Campus Theatre	Lewisburg	PA	Virtual Cinema
Carolina Theatre	Durham	NC	Virtual Cinema
Charles Theatre	Baltimore	MD	Virtual Cinema
Cinema Lamont	Oak Park	MI	Virtual Cinema
CineSpeak	Philadelphia	PA	Virtual Cinema
Cleveland Cinemas	Cleveland	OH	Virtual Cinema
Cleveland Cinematheque	Cleveland	OH	Virtual Cinema
Corazon Cinema	St Augustine	FL	Virtual Cinema
Darkside Cinema	Corvallis	OR	Virtual Cinema
Denver Film / Sie FilmCenter	Denver	CO	Virtual Cinema
Downing Film Center	Newburgh	NY	Virtual Cinema
FilmBar	Phoenix	AZ	Virtual Cinema
Flicks Theatre	Boise	ID	Virtual Cinema
Gene Siskel Film Center	Chicago	IL	Virtual Cinema
Goldtown Nickelodeon Theater	Juneau	AK	Virtual Cinema
Guild Cinema	Albuquerque	NM	Virtual Cinema
Harris Theater	Pittsburgh	PA	Virtual Cinema
Historic Howell Theater	Howell	MI	Virtual Cinema
Hollywood Theatre	Portland	OR	Virtual Cinema
International Film Series	Boulder	CO	Virtual Cinema
Knitting Factory	Brooklyn	NY	Virtual Cinema
Laemmle Theatres	Los Angeles	CA	Virtual Cinema
Landlocked Music	Bloomington	IN	Virtual Cinema
Landmark Cinemas	Peoria	IL	Virtual Cinema
Lark Theater	Larkspur	CA	Virtual Cinema
Lincoln Theatre	Mount Vernon	WA	Virtual Cinema
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Houston	TX	Virtual Cinema
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New Plaza Cinema	New York	NY	Virtual Cinema
Philadelphia Film Society	Philadelphia	PA	Virtual Cinema
Pickford Film Center	Bellingham	WA	Virtual Cinema
Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center	Patchogue	NY	Virtual Cinema
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