A musical science fiction directed by John Coney, starring and music by Sun Ra.
Sun Ra finds a planet that he decides to populate with black people, in hopes of a better future. He goes to earth to recruit black people whom he finds to be worthy.
Let's talk about lo-fi! '70s recording equipment was obviously too limited for Sun Ra's vision of this film, as most of the sounds became extremely annoying (unless that is what he wanted). I believe that he made his career out of intentionally playing dissonant keyboard sounds. He plays standard style in the dance hall scene in the beginning, but soon turns to a less organized approach. Obviously, the plot and characters (which are a minor element) are super cheesy. Overall, it was annoying but original. I'm rating it bad instead of shit.
