Dima Dubson followed his friend Adam Green for two years with access to all aspects of the multi-faceted artist’s extraordinary life, both public and private. Framed by Green’s European tour, the film’s episodic narrative takes us back and forth in time. A raw candid exploration of art, fame, fandom, drugs, love, romantic dysfunction, privacy and honesty.
At the tender age of 70 she started recording and releasing her own music straight from the living room. 7 years later she had 59 albums to her name with more than 600 songs ‚ an eccentric myriad of catchy compositions. Sigrídur Níelsdóttir is her name. A cinematic tribute to her boundless creativity, created by three musicians and artists whom she inspired.
Mogwai went to Italy to play a festival in august 2008. Mogwai didnt expect to have Adelia, the organizer’s grandmother, as a fan in the audience.
In memoriam di Alfedo Fazia Parallax Sounds explores the intimate connection between music and urban landscape in Chicago, bringing interviews with musicians who contributed to shape the vibrant Chicago underground music scene in the 90s and continue to do creative and relevant work today: Steve Albini, David Grubbs, Damon Locks, Ken Vandermark and Ian Williams. Through discussions ranging from art and politics to the differences between the condition of the artist in America and in Europe, they help us understand how different artists react to the same environment and which common traits might exist to connect such a varied artistic production.
Almost a musical autobiography. Written by Peaches and directed by Robin Thomson, the film is the result of a 10 day show in Berlin and in it we can watch and listen to songs like Set It Off, Lovertits, Diddle My Skittle, I U She, Shake Yer Dix and Fuck the Pain Away. With a smashing cast, this is a presentation of her work and stage presence, with backstage footage, inspired as much by the Rocky Horror Picture Show as by Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire.
Filmed during culminating months of the acclaimed singer-songwriter’s most rigorous year of touring, Andrew Bird crosses the December finish line in his hometown of Chicago – feverish and on crutches from an onstage injury. Fever Year is the first to capture Bird’s precarious multi-instrumental looping technique and features live performances.
In the maze of the streets of Lisbon, Lisboa Orchestra gathers the crossed destinies of individuals who express themselves by the sound. Those paths of lives, which usually don’t come across, encounter in the film through the prism of music. Between tradition and modernity, Lisboets take us for 24 hours in the depths of the city, at a corner of a street, in unexpected districts, in mythic places, up to the roofs where resounds the rumbling of the city. By the music, the film reaches out the flow of sound that is broadcasted and spread into the streets of the city of the seven hills. The film makes play the Church of São Vicente’s bell in concert with the Baroque chords of an organ player, the noise of the rails of the famous yellow tramways, the ¬´kuduro¬ª rhythm by the Orelha Negra band’s drummer, the snaps of dominos in a café in Mouraria, a fado singer in a block party at Alfama and moreover the voice of an Angolan origin young rapper in the northern suburb of Amadora. Together they compose a fusional, hypnoticand improbable music and build up a new kind of orchestra.
The Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt achieved worldwide renown in 1979, when his work for four pianos Canto Ostinato was first performed. Ramon Gieling has already made films about his work. Now he seeks to unravel the mystery of the universal power of music, producing a multifaceted response to the question of just what it is about this piece that touches people so deeply.
Joe Berlinger tries to show both sides of a complex issue, when the music of Paul Simon shook the political environment under African skies. His historical album Graceland sold millions of copies and still gave way to divergent views on the limits of art, market and politics. On the 25th anniversary of its release, the artist returns to South Africa for a reunion concert that brings ghosts of the past and recalls the controversial context of the time, reflecting on the artist’s role in society.
Legendary music producer (Lennon, Harrison, the Ramones etc), songwriter (You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin), accused murderer, Phil Spector is interviewed at length in this film. Archival footage of his greatest hits (The Righteous Brothers, Tina Turner, et
Terrakota have reached the top of the world. This documented journey celebrates 10 years of their career, together with the discovery of a new continent. This was a new stepping stone for the band: going along for the ride was irresistible. Armed with a p
John Lennon was a creative talent who inspired a legacy of songs that would define the 1960s. “All ou Need Is Love” follows John through his life as he performs with the Beatles, falls in love, and ultimately meets his tragic and untimely death. With neve
Disco music was a cultural phenomenon, for fans and non fans. But before that fever came to fruition, it was conceived as a subversive statement. Kastner offers us a study full of humor and satire, giving voice to the academics who emphasize that the musical style was a culture of protest and a liberation movement for the marginalized in American society: african-Americans, women and gay men. He interviews disco legends like Gloria Gaynor, Anita Pointer, Thelma Houston and The Village People.
The amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring, influential band Motorhead. Over three years, Olliver and Orshoski, followed the restless road warrior from his cluttered Hollywood a
Musicbox Club Docs is a series of 60 minute documentaries, approaching an artist, his influences, his creative process and his work, with Lisbon as background. With the goal of unveiling some of the best music being made in Portugal nowadays.The first p
Video artist Charles Atlas focuses on the acclaimed European tour of the band Antony and The Johnsons and explores the show at its epicenter, as a subtle earthquake of androgyny. Antony has collaborated with Atlas for some years and Turning is the first result of this collaboration, a dive into the feminine universe. On stage, a revolving platform shows New York models who are filmed by two cameras and their pictures are projected live as an illustration of Antony’s songs.
The second season presents five artists/groups with different musical genres: Diabo na Cruz, Pop Dell´Arte, Dj Ride, Linda Martini and Dead Combo. This one centers on the band Linda Martini.
The third title of the second series “Musicbox Club Docs” is dedicated to DJ Ride.