Christine Turner’s new documentary is an inspiring portrait of the complex man and multifaceted artist whose audacious vision, otherworldly imagination, and uncompromising artistry helped to reshape the cultural landscape for generations. Sun Ra produced more than 200 albums, stretching the boundaries of free-form jazz while weaving interstellar metaphors and historic and scientific musings into a singular vision of Afrofuturism. Exploring Ra’s youth, jazz roots, musical innovations, and ceaseless artistic and social quests, the film incorporates recollections from devoted Arkestra musicians and dancers and a plethora of unforgettable archival interviews and performance footage of Ra.