A sci-fi obsessed woman, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, self-released Keyboard Fantasies in 1986, recording seven tracks of folk-electronica in an Atari-powered home studio. The music, ahead of its time, went unnoticed for three decades until a rare-record collector in Japan reissued the cassette and musicians like Four Tet and Caribou played it, introducing it to a global audience. The documentary, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story, showcases the musician's life and music, transforming pain and prejudice into rhythm, hope, and joy.
Keyboard Fantasies
The documentary follows the remarkable journey of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a pioneering Black transgender musician, as he reflects on his rise to fame and the enduring devotion of his fanbase, all set against the backdrop of his influential album Keyboard Fantasies.
