Promises: Through Congress World Premiere

Promises: Through Congress我s a collaboration betweenJulie Mehretu, electronic music composerFloating Pointsaka Sam Shepherd, and filmmakerTrevor Tweeten. This 46-minute film features Mehretu’s expansive paintingCongress(2003) andPromises(Luaka Bop, 2021), the acclaimed album from Floating Points and jazz titanPharoah Sandersfeaturing the London Symphony Orchestra.

Promises我s one of the best reviewed albums of the year, earning a 9.0 Best New Music designation fromPitchfork, aNew York TimesCritics' Pick, 5 out of 5 stars fromThe GuardianandThe Times UK, and described byThe New Yorkeras “a remarkably intimate experience.”

Filmed on location at The Broad, this world premiere screening ofPromises: Through Congress我s introduced by Julie Mehretu. Mehretu’s paintingCongress我s in the Broad collection and will be on view in a new exhibition when the museum reopens in May 2021.

The event is produced in collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art and the record label Luaka Bop. A concurrent screening will be hosted by the Whitney on their website at 3 p.m. EST.