A visceral journey into the heart of the gabber subculture that shook Rotterdam in the 1990s. Far from focusing solely on the roar of hardcore techno, this portrait shifts the spotlight to those who brought the movement to life: its followers. Through a collage of archival material —from a 1995 TV report to home videos shot by the gabbers themselves— and present-day interviews with its protagonists, the documentary traces the rise, explosion, and inevitable decline of a youth scene as radical as it was fleeting. Beyond tracksuits and the frenetic “hakken,” the film reveals the social dimension of an intense, almost utopian cultural phenomenon that left an indelible mark on an entire generation and whose influence still resonates today.
VTRXKDDO
Colombian DJ who calls herself a “hardcore activist” and delivers intense sets spanning different hardcore subgenres.
August 10
9:30 p.m., Documentary Gabbers!
11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m., Dj set with VTRXKDDO
(*) L’equip del documental vindrà a presentar el passi.
(**) Artista/s i l’equip del documental vindran a presentar el passi. Hi haurà Q&A en finalitzar.