Amidst a quest to chronicle Black life in southern Georgia, a son films the life of his father, Brother Theotis Taylor, a gospel singer renowned for his humanity and spirituality.
90 minutes
Co-Director
Cyrus Moussavi is an Iranian American filmmaker and music archivist. He runs Mississippi Records, which equitably reintroduces overlooked artists’ work to a global audience. He is a 2022 Creative Capital Awardee and his first feature, Somebody’s Gone, has received support from Sundance, BAVC, the Points North Institute, and the NEA.
Co-Director
Hubert Taylor was born and raised in a musical family in Fitzgerald, Georgia, where he still lives today. Hubert has served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and has worked as a record producer, musician, cameraman, high school cheerleading coach, and martial arts educator. Somebody's Gone is his first feature production.
Producer
Brittany Nugent is a producer and anthropologist whose work has screened at Sundance, BAMcinemaFest, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Blum & Poe, and the Criterion Channel. She is a three-time judge for the IDA Awards, and Somebody’s Gone is her first feature production.