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Tag: music documentary

  • The Noise of Fargo

    A group of local avant-garde musical artists in Fargo, ND, are preparing for their first show since the Covid-19 Pandemic. 12 artist showcase their local culture and passion for their Noise scene.

  • The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    The history of rock n’ roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

  • Barbara Pravi, that’s who I am

    An intimate portrait of Barbara Pravi. The camera slips into the background, forgotten as it accompanies the singer and actress through her everyday life to reveal her inner pathway. An opportunity to follow her through the different stages of a great adventure, the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

  • Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity

    A cinematic ode to jazz legend, Wayne Shorter. Depicted in 3 portals, the viewer is transported into prolific periods of Shorter’s life and how through adversity, he grew to greatness, shattered the limitations of jazz, and became one of the most influential musicians and composers in American music.

  • Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey

    The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal’s many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.

  • The Devil and Daniel Johnston

    This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

  • SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band’s reign while shedding light on the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.

  • Pavements

    Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.

  • Becoming Led Zeppelin

    The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

  • Bono: Stories of Surrender

    Through words, music, and mischief, Bono pulls back the curtain on his deeply personal experiences that have shaped him as a son, father, husband, activist, and U2 frontman.