It Was All a Dream
A precious, raw, unfiltered time capsule from 1993-1995, when hip hop stormed the mainstream. Notorious B.I.G. records ‘Ready to Die’, the East Coast’s answer to Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’, which in turn fathered Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’; Cypress Hill listens to ‘Enter the Wu-Tang’ the same week as A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ is released; […]
Dory Previn: On My Way To Where
A mind-bending journey into the depths of 70s cult singer-songwriter Dory Previn’s mind. Interweaving her personal diary, insightful interviews, scenes from her glittering career as a lyricist for Hollywood productions and stars like Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand, as well as animated sequences featuring the “characters” that populated her mind, the film reveals […]
ZEF – The Story of Die Antwoord
The raw and hallucinatory account of the adventures of South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord and the unlikely global success of Yolandi Visser and Ninja’s life project. The film stands as another piece of their striking and provocative visual universe, crafted by photographer Roger Ballen, who shapes their aesthetic connection with the “zef” subculture and […]
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
This hilarious and heartwarming portrait of cult musician Swamp Dogg is a joyful celebration of limitless creative freedom at any age. The eccentric artist, with a 70-year career marked by his psychedelic blend of R&B, funk, country, and disco, shares his life with equally unique musicians like Guitar Shorty and MoogStar in a house in […]
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
A monumental and innovative history lesson set to the rhythm of jazz, exploring the social upheavals of the 1960s, the Cold War, the decolonization of Africa, and how the CIA and the Belgian monarchy orchestrated the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of Congo, using legendary jazz musicians as a distraction. The political […]
S/He Is Still Her/e – The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
A brilliant and magnetic synthesis of the life, work, and worldview of Genesis P-Orridge. From the radical performance art of the COUM Transmissions collective and the industrial music of Throbbing Gristle, to the esoteric-sexual cult of Psychic TV, and connections with countercultural figures like William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, and Brion Gysin, culminating in the Pandroginia […]
Omar And Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
“If this ever gets weird, promise me we can just stop, as nothing is more important than loving you.” The personal and creative relationship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler Zavala—core members of prominent post-hardcore and alternative rock bands like At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta—is so intense, it’s almost obsessive. With a spectacular […]
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis
In his debut feature-length documentary, Anton Corbijn serves up the captivating tale of friends Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell, a dynamic duo who birthed the innovative studio Hipgnosis. Together, they reigned supreme and pushed the boundaries of album cover artistry for legendary acts like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, UFO, 10cc, Paul McCartney, […]
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
A tumultuous life and passionate personality take centre stage in this film about Eugene Hütz, frontman of the ‘gypsy punk’ band Gogol Bordello. Delving into both political and musical aspects, we witness how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Soviet authoritarianism compelled him to emigrate to New York and rapidly establish a Balkan music group. The […]
Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin
Over a decade’s worth of footage shot at home and on tour by his filmmaker partner Katia deVidas compose the starkly intimate portrait of the frontman of The Libertines and Babyshambles. Peter Doherty was the most iconic voice of British indie-rock in the 2000s. Revealed by an artist who “only knew how to live inside […]