Break Nation
An energetic and immersive journey through the 1990s electronic music scene in Andalusia, Spain, where breakbeat was the heartbeat of a generation. Presented as a musical road trip brimming with archive footage, this documentary delves into the inception of this cultural phenomenon, the pioneering party promoters, the rise of DJ celebrities and radio stations, and […]
Riqueni
The shocking battle of the master of flamenco guitar Rafael Riqueni to get out of the death in life of alcoholism and his fragile mental health. Along with director Paco Bech’s friendly hand, we witness that decade of relapses, internments and human generosity and his unlikely resurrection –crossing paths with Estrella Morente, Rocío Molina and […]
Revolutionary Quartet, l’enigma Gerhard
Catalunya’s Robert Gerhard was one of the most remarkable and mysterious composers of the twentieth century, still relatively unknown due to his exile in England and because part of his work remains to be discovered. This insightful review of his life and work deciphers the depth and idiosyncrasy –between the popular and the avant-garde– of […]
La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric
The parallel stories of Ernesto Jiménez Linares from Granada and his musical alter ego Eric, drummer of Lagartija Nick and Los Planetas. Falange, Holy Week processions, punk, a teenage wedding, drug binges and Enrique Morente parade –amid plenty of rogue humor– through the journey of a guy who has beaten the drums for 40 years […]
Tequila: Sexo, Drogas y Rock & Roll
The story of the legendary five-piece led by Argentineans Ariel Roth and Alejo Estivel that made a whole generation of young people let rip with rock and roll in the town square during the years of the Transition. How they hit the big time based on Chuck Berry riffs, “stonian” looks, cocky attitudes and a […]
Sintiéndolo mucho
For 13 years, Fernando León de Aranoa (director of El buen patrón, Los lunes al sol and Barrio) has followed Joaquín Sabina with his camera, portraying the singer-songwriter, poet and painter in the privacy of his daily life as well as in rehearsals and tours, in Mexico, Argentina, Madrid and his native Úbeda. A stroll […]
No callarem
Hasta 18 raperos han sido condenados a penas de cárcel en el Estado Español a causa de sus letras. Este alegato a favor de la libertad de expresión y en contra de la represión judicial examina de cerca los casos personales de Alex “Elgio” de la Insurgencia (tres años de inhabilitación), Josep “Valtònyc” (más de […]
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
The belting story of the legendary Max’s Kansas City club and the New York scene of the 1970s that would give rise to punk rock. Its back room, a nest of artists, junkies and hustlers, would have a meteoric impact on music, fashion and culture. Even before CBGB’s opened its doors, Warhol, The Velvet Underground, […]
Jorge
Coque Malla’s story is one of an epic comeback. From a teenage and outspoken Spanish rock star in the 80’s fronting Los Ronaldos to having to reinvent himself as a singer-songwriter after years of playing in dive bars. Dani Martín, Iván Ferreiro, Leonor Watling, Leiva and Ray Loriga wax lyrical on the faith, tenacity, ambition […]
Sonic Fantasy
Bruce Swedien was probably the best sound engineer in history, having worked on recordings by jazz giants such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie or Dizzy Gillespie. This is the gripping story of how in 1982, with the record industry in free fall, he worked his magic to save none other than Michael Jackson and Quincy […]