(EN) Cult bands and musicians at IndieLisboa’10

Tom DiCillo’s When You’re Strange will be screened at IndieLisboa in the same month of it’s premiere in the US. Johnny Depp narrates this tribute to The Doors, with rare images of the band since their beginning (when Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison meet) until the death of the charismatic lead singer.

Leonard Cohen stars in Murray Lerner’s Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970. The concert movie shows Cohen’s mythical performance at the british festival, where he bewitched the crowd with his hypnotic voice.

Chile DJ Ricardo Villalobos, one of the most important electronic musicians of our days, is presented by german director Romuald Karmakar in Villalobos, a series of conversations and excerpts of the DJ’s brilliant performances.

All Tomorrow’s Parties tells the story of the homonymous alternative music festival, which takes place in the UK and stands out by giving one band the task of choosing the names that will play at the festival. Directed by Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation), the documentary uses material shot by musicians and fans and includes performances by Animal Collective, Belle & Sebastian and Sonic Youth.

In an attempt to widen horizons, this year’s IndieMusic will show We Don’t Care About Music Anyway…, by Gaspard Kuentz and Cédric Dupire, a portrait of the work method and experiences of eight Japanese musicians (among which Otomo Yoshihide and Sakamoto Hiromichi) from Tokyo’s avant guard scenario.

Portuguese and lusophone music will also have a strong presence, with several documentaries. The festival will premiere O Lendário Tio Liceu e os Ngola Ritmos, by filmmaker Jorge António, the third part of a trilogy dedicated to Angola’s popular music. The first and second part, Angola – Histórias da Música Popular (2005) and Kuduro, Fogo no Museke (2008, screened at that year’s festival), will also be presented.

Music Box Lisbon introduces Music Box Club Docs, a series of five documentaries on five of the most relevant bands of Portuguese modern music – Micro Audio Waves, X-Wife, Dealema, Terrakota and J. P. Simões. Each movie puts together moments of their performances at this show room and interviews conducted by Portuguese critic Mário Lopes.

 

Picture: Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs in All Tomorrow’s Parties