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  • Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
  • 70 min | Documentary
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
70 min | Documentary
In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School. Since then, her five-decade career has made the musician a figurehead of avant-garde music, owing predominantly to her incorporation of ...See moreIn 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School. Since then, her five-decade career has made the musician a figurehead of avant-garde music, owing predominantly to her incorporation of the toy piano in her performances. We meet Leng Tan at the age of 71 as she embarks on an iconic collaboration with George Crumb, one of the last remaining avant-garde composers of his era. "Twinkle Dammit!" gives access to the rarely-seen creative process between two musical geniuses, peeling back the public-facing surface of the world's greatest toy-piano-virtuoso to explore the private obsessions that have lead to a life committed to the avant-garde. Written by Chuang Xu See less
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Director
Chuang Xu
Producers
Ziyu Tang | Chuang Xu
Cinematographers
Ziyu Tang | Chuang Xu
Editor
Chuang Xu
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Updated May 31, 2020
Release date
May 2020 (United States)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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11 cast members
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John Cage
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
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Phyllis Chen
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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Ann Crumb
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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Elizabeth Crumb
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
George Crumb's primary photo
George Crumb
Self Self   See fewer
The Exorcist (1973)
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Peter Crumb
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Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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Nancy Loo
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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Eiko Otake
Toy Instrumentalist Toy Instrumentalist   See fewer
Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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Katherine Skovira
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Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
Margaret Leng Tan's primary photo
Margaret Leng Tan
Self Self   See fewer
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Robert Whalen
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Twinkle Dammit! (2020)
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