June
Until Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar-winning portrayal in the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, much of the public was unaware of country music icon June Carter. This documentary offers a more complete, human, and realistic portrait that goes beyond the stereotype of the selfless and saving wife. Family, friends, country stars, and a flood of unseen […]
Il segreto di Liberato
A dreamlike hybrid of documentary, biopic, and anime about the personal universe of Liberato, the enigmatic masked musician and singer who, fusing urban rhythms, electronics, and Neapolitan neo-melodic song, has become a youth phenomenon in Italy and Europe without ever revealing his identity. Beyond the sentimental landscape of his music videos—graffiti, saints, joints, scooters, Maradona, […]
Harder Than the Rock
The untold story of The Cimarons, the first to raise the flag of reggae in the British Isles. Jamaican-born young men from North London who became the resident band of the legendary Trojan Records label, worked side by side with great figures such as Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Ken Boothe, Toots, The Pioneers, or Lee […]
Googoosh: Made of Fire
Can a singer recover her voice after 20 years of house arrest? This is the incredible story of Googoosh, the Iranian pop star and actress of the 60s and 70s whom Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamist regime wanted to silence forever. Overflowing with charisma and tenacity, Googoosh recalls from exile the epic ups and downs of a […]
Feneen
An immersion into the powerful urban music and subculture of Senegal, particularly in the capital city, Dakar. A collaboration between Senegalese pop star Leuz Diwane G and Italian rapper F.U.L.A (who visits his family’s homeland for the first time) serves as the starting point for a journey where musicians, producers, graffiti artists, dancers, and activists […]
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
Its appearance in the movie Easy Rider launched the iconic “Born to Be Wild” to the status of a generational anthem and propelled Steppenwolf as one of the most emblematic and mysterious hard rock bands of the late 60s and early 70s. This is the tumultuous rise and fall of a group of young men […]
blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
A cinematic memory of Blur’s historic concerts at Wembley Stadium in July 2023, shortly before the release of their acclaimed comeback album, The Ballad of Darren. More than three decades after their debut, the band enjoyed a thrilling mass audience and performed their classic Britpop repertoire before 150,000 devoted fans. The biggest concerts of their […]
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
A passionate chronicle of the evolution of dancehall in Brooklyn, from its Kingston sound system roots to the global explosion of artists like Shaggy and Sean Paul. A carousel of musicians, producers, selectors, choreographers, and an invaluable arsenal of unreleased VHS tapes evoke the vitality and bombastic energy of the 80s and 90s scene. The […]
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
A poignant example of the price an artist pays for refusing to be dictated to, Jackie Shane was a black transgender singer in segregated 1950s Nashville. With a powerful soul and R&B voice, and a friend and mentor to Little Richard, Shane rejected primetime TV shows that restricted her appearance or excluded Black audiences and […]
A Way To Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance
A descent into the visual underworld of English post-industrial group Coil. Its founders, Peter Christopherson and John Balance, were also experimental filmmakers obsessed with death, homoeroticism, and moral subversion. This anthology unearths and restores their films: travelogues, music videos, commercials, unreleased footage, and especially 8mm and 16mm short films connected to the worldview of filmmakers […]