'' I Called Him Morgan '' is a 2016 Swedish-American documentary film , written and directed by Kasper Collin , about the life of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan . It premiered out of competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival after being pitched at the 2012 MeetMarket at Doc/Fest . After Venice , it went on to play Telluride Film Festival , Toronto International Film Festival , New York Film Festival , and BFI London Film Festival . After Toronto , Vox.com described the film as " an Oscar winner for best documentary feature just waiting to happen " . The New Yorker dubbed the documentary , together with Moonlight and The Hedonists , as New York Film Festival 's Breakout Films
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73rd Venice International Film Festival
I Called Him Morgan