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The Scopitone program of the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam will feature eight documentaries that view music as a social movement. Amidst a lively and inviting atmosphere with talks, bands and an open bar during the screening, visitors and experts alike explore the social significance of music.
Among the confirmed titles are gems from all corners of the (music) world. The international premiere of The Ballad of Shirley Collins by Rob Curry and Tim Plester follows the iconic British folk singer Shirley Collins who tries to regain at a late age the voice she once lost. Bruk Out! A Dance Hall Queen Documentary by Cori McKenna gives a raw and energetic look into the lives of six powerful women striving to become Dance Hall Queens.
Tommie Smith’s The Groove is Not Trivial is a story about cultural revival in which master fiddler Alasdair Fraser digs deep into his Scottish musical roots. And Olancho by Theodore Griswold and Christopher Valdes shows the dangerous world of narco ballads in Honduras. When groups like Los Plebes de Olancho sing for one drug cartel, they get threatened by another. Band member Manuel Chirinos felt forced to flee the country and tells his story.Bruk Out!
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First Music Films Revealed for Scopitone Program of International Film Festival Rotterdam
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The Scopitone program of the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam will feature eight documentaries that view music as a social movement. Amidst a lively and inviting atmosphere with talks, bands and an open bar during the screening, visitors and experts alike explore the social significance of music.
Among the confirmed titles are gems from all corners of the (music) world. The international premiere of The Ballad of Shirley Collins by Rob Curry and Tim Plester follows the iconic British folk singer Shirley Collins who tries to regain at a late age the voice she once lost. Bruk Out! A Dance Hall Queen Documentary by Cori McKenna gives a raw and energetic look into the lives of six powerful women striving to become Dance Hall Queens.
Tommie Smith’s The Groove is Not Trivial is a story about cultural revival in which master fiddler Alasdair Fraser digs deep into his Scottish musical roots. And Olancho by Theodore Griswold and Christopher Valdes shows the dangerous world of narco ballads in Honduras. When groups like Los Plebes de Olancho sing for one drug cartel, they get threatened by another. Band member Manuel Chirinos felt forced to flee the country and tells his story.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Unveils Music Films in Doc/Rythm Film Lineup
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This year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest will feature energetic portraits of dance, music and contemporary culture in the Doc/Rhythm film strand, plus at the Festival’s parties and talks, special guests and live appearances will celebrate resistance, subculture and 50 Years of the Sexual Offences Act.
A number of world premieres in the film program feature stories from the music scene – Roy Gurwitz will attend for Sofia Ollins’ Lost In Vagueness; the raw, energetic world of Jamaican Dancehall culture is explored in Bruk Out!, followed by a Dancehall Dance Class with one of the film participants in Tudor Square; and director Yony Leyser will attend for Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution about the 1980s queer fanzine scene and features the stories of Kim Gordon, Peaches, Kathleen Hanna and more. This year a celebration of queer and subculture runs throughout the Festival from opening night Queerama by Daisy Asquith followed by a short performance from John Grant and parties with DJs Cate Le Bon, Jonny Slut and performance by Skinny Girl Diet.
Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander will also appear at the Festival to talk about his BBC 3 documentary: Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay (working title) which explores why the gay community can be vulnerable to mental health issues and talks about his own long-term battle with depression.
Also ahead of the World Premiere at Sadler’s Wells later in June, the Festival will present a Special Work-in-Progress Preview of 8 Minutes by Alexander Whitley Dance Company featuring a stunning installation of high-definition imagery from BAFTA award-winning visual artist Tal Rosner, and a specially created score by the electroacoustic music innovator Daniel Wohl.