A Poem is a Naked Person is a posthumous film by Les Blank about the iconic Leon Russell, the multifaceted folk musician that worked with several bands. The film shows Russell in private and playing live.
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The Parkinsons changed the punk scene when it was thought to be dead. Three Portuguese men conquered London with their outrageous live shows. Before reaching higher heights, they were swallowed by their own chaos.
“God Help the Girl” is a pop opera written by Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian, one of the greatest pop bands in music history (fans will agree).)
In ‘Morphine: Journey of Dreams,’ the story of the iconic genre-busting 1990s ‘Low Rock’ band Morphine is told by its surviving members and the coterie around them, sans narration, and made palpable through saxophonist Dana Colley’s tour journals. Rare live performances from throughout the group’s career woven into the tale display why the trio’s unique and mesmeric sound continues to resonate with its fans and music lovers worldwide following the death of its singer, songwriter and two-string bassist Mark Sandman onstage at an Italian music festival in 1999. It’s an artfully-delivered document of this peerless musical act’s compelling career and life together and their resonant musical creativity that doesn’t just get behind but rather inside the music and the soul of of the band.)
Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision of Paradise is a unique project in many ways. It is the life story of the legendary musician, but it is not a biography, it is a fairytale documentary! The director followed Lee Perry for thirteen years and discovered an unbelievable story, a revelation, told about and with one of the major protagonists of contemporary music, the other half of the story that has never been told. The movie can be seen as a guide for how to change the world with music, with a positive attitude, mindset or, as Lee Perry calls it, vibration.)
“Life After Death and Above” is a personal look into the band that took his name from Apocalypse Now’s helicopters (1979), with the help of band members, friends, and an insight into their future projects.)
“No Manifesto” is a film about Welsh rock group Manic Street Preachers and the dedication of their worldwide fans – somewhere between their passion for music and the political stance that comes with it.)
“The Death and Resurrection Show” is a look into the indescribable life of an indescribable band: Killing Joke. Somewhere between mysticism, industrial post-punk, or evil worshippers – nothing’s good enough to describe its uncanny universe.)
“The possibilities are endless”: those were the first words Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice) spoke after waking up from a brain hemorrhage. Edward Lovelace and James Hall’s film follows a zone where past and present become one in order to fight for a new future. )
Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents. A story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. Our film takes viewers inside this incredibly private group with unprecedented access to their archives and their recent 40th anniversary tour. The Residents have released more than 60 albums, performed all over the world and inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice. Now, our film will introduce The Residents to a whole new generation.)
The greatest Heavy Metal Open Air Festival on the planet.)
In the second half of 90’s decade, The Wire magazine coined such a controversial concept: post-rock. The term was used to define the music of some bands with styles that didn’t fit in any of the other genres predetermined by the industry and market. Introspective explores the reasons behind some of those bands, their words and live shows, so to offer a portrait of underground or indie music as an emotional allegory of our global societies.
Jean-Gabriel Périot (“A German Youth”) directs a performative experience between a rock duo and a dancer.)
Portuguese duo TOCHAPESTANA brings the 1980’s esthetics and its musical influence to Portuguese popular culture.)
It happened by accident. We started to collect footage for Conjunto Ngonguenha’s videoclip and ended up with 13 tapes of material. So we’ve decided to illustrate the whole album. This kind of documentary is a tribute to an Angolan hip hop group called Conjunto Ngonguenha and all the other artists from Angola who were able to find inspiration out of the adversities of everyday life and contribute to the creation of a new Angolan identity. “
The documentary focus on the creative processes that brought the Gorillaz band to life, and on their two co-creators, musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. Bananaz takes you behind the screens on one of the great creative partnerships of our time. As one radio interviewer puts it, ‘It’s a parallel universe – these guys aren’t in the band but they know the animated characters who are’.
The 6th edition of a punk rock festival in Tomasevac, Serbia, might not be the greatest idea to success as a music promoter. But Zivan’s determination, despite missing bands and no audience, will try to prove otherwise.)
A group of young people dance and drink in a house. The atmosphere is festive and cheerful. The socialist victory in the general elections of 1982 seems recent. The night is full of music, euphoria and celebration. The attempt of coup d’état the year before seems quite far away. We could say that in Spain, in 1982, everything was future. However, the future comes at an enormous speed and like a black hole it devours everything in its way.