# Ornette: Made in America (1985)

**Genres:** Documentary, Music

**Duration:** 85 min

**IMDb:** [7.0](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089742/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.7](https://letterboxd.com/film/ornette-made-in-america/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 90%, Popcornmeter: 46%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ornette_made_in_america)

## Description

It captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983, it chronicles his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon.

## Details

**Premiere:** 05 Sep 2026

**Director:** Shirley Clarke

**Cast:** Demon Marshall, Eugene Tatum

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English, Italian

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-06 (Sunday)

- **[B-Ware Ladenkino](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/94-b-ware-ladenkino.md) (Friedrichshain):** [2026-09-06 20:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/b-ware-ladenkino/vorstellung/3639148363)  (OmeU)