Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place
Region 1 DVD cover
Directed byJohn Coney
Written bySun Ra
Joshua Smith
Produced byJim Newman
StarringSun Ra
Raymond Johnson
Seth Hill (uncredited)
CinematographySeth Hill
Edited byBarbara Pokras
Music bySun Ra
Release date
  • November 1974 (1974-11)
Running time
85 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Space Is the Place is an 85-minute Afrofuturist[1] science fiction film made in 1972 and released in 1974.[2][3] It was directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra and Joshua Smith, and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra. A soundtrack was released on Evidence Records.

  1. ^ "Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise". BAM.org.
  2. ^ official website for "Space is the Place", fictionalized treatment based on Sun Ra's ideas and philosophy, featuring his Arkestra, filmed in 1972 and 1973.
  3. ^ Space Is the Place at IMDb