On the morning of his birthday in 2009, the American Jazz musician and composer Jalalu Kalvert Nelson held a – mildly said – special solo concert at the edge of Lake Geneva. A memorable moment for the few lucky people who by chance were out taking a walk – and who were captured on film. ‘Jalalu’s Dawn’ celebrates the man of the day with a small, poetic gem, which with its indistinct style and distinctive images places itself musically between night and day, lake and land, and dream and documentary.

Mads Mikkelsen, CPH-DOX

Direction: Aline d’Auria
With: Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson
Sound Mix: Daniele Kueh