Jason Orr restores FunkJazz Kafé documentary with AI

Filmmaker Jason Orr returns to his 2011 documentary "Diary of a Decade" with AI-assisted restoration tools that didn't exist when he first captured the early years of Atlanta's FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival. The festival, which ran for three decades without ever announcing its lineup, featured emerging artists like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and Janelle Monáe alongside cultural voices including Cornel West, Dick Gregory, and Jamie Foxx. Orr explains why he used AI to enhance decades-old analog footage, what the technology means for independent filmmakers, and how preservation serves Atlanta's creative legacy.

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