If The Clouds Fall
A short documentary that follows the young artist Damy, known as one of the rappers in the hip-hop group Black Acid. Four years ago, he lost his best friend and most loyal fan, Rens, to suicide, and guilt prevented him from attending the funeral. Struggling with regret and shame, he could no longer make music […]
Luiz Melodia – No Coração do Brasil
Unfairly labeled as ‘outcast’ or ‘cursed,’ Luiz Melodia was one of Brazil’s greatest artists. Supported by a rich investigation of archival footage, the artist narrates in the first person his childhood in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, how he was discovered by Wally Salomão and Gal Costa, and his radio success until becoming one […]
En septiembre canta el gallo
Interviews with leading musicians of the Nueva Canción Chilena (Horacio Salinas, Isabel Parra, Eduardo Carrasco, among others) and archival footage of Chile before the military coup offer a glimpse into the state of Chilean music under the Popular Unity government: its poetry, its message, and its search. This documentary explores the connections that existed half […]
Terruá Pará
An immersive journey through the diverse music of the Amazon, featuring artists like Doña Onete, Manoel Cordeiro, Keila, Pio Lobato, Toni Soares, Los Amantes, Luê, and Manari Trío. Through their performances and the rhythms and joyful melodies of various artistic movements in Pará (a state in northern Brazil), Terruá Pará leaves lasting moments of pure […]
Jaaa, dat wil ik!
The director offers us a candid portrait of his niece, Eline Garcia. She is a cheerful and tenacious young woman with Down’s syndrome and, above all, one big dream: to become a pop star. This short film shows her taking her first steps on a challenging adventure.
Canción que quema
After 17 years in the music scene, the Mexican cult rock band San Pascualito Rey returns to the studio to record their fourth album, “Todo Nos Trajo Hasta Hoy”. This marks their most ambitious endeavour, with each song serving as a canvas for the musicians to lay bare their dreams and fears. Along the way, […]
Andrés Godoy: El Arte de Perder
Composer, performer, and producer Andrés Godoy is no ordinary musician; his guitar-playing style is truly magical and seemingly technically impossible. At the age of 14, he lost his right arm in a workplace accident. Against all odds, he overcame frustration and pain, persevering in his love for music. He practised tirelessly, studied the styles of […]
Violeta Existe
In 2017, the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Violeta Parra (1917-1967) was a national celebration in Chile, and some of her family members wanted to add their creative stamp to the commemoration. This film explores the working process of her grandson, Ángel, together with his father and sister (Ángel and Javiera) around the most […]
Manguebit
The story of one of the last great cultural movements in Brazil: the “Mangue beat”. With the testimonies of its creators and heirs, it reveals how this aesthetic movement, born in Pernambuco in the 1990s, put the margins and cultural manifestations of the metropolitan region of Recife on the map. Uniting music, cinema, visual arts […]
Broken Sound
Through the history of the bouzouki, the traditional Greek stringed instrument, the documentary analyzes the cultural and identity evolution of modern Greek society. With a wealth of archival footage from concerts, films and television, as well as interviews with the most important figures of old and new generations of musicians for whom the bouzouki continues […]