US PREMIERE. The beloved Icelandic band Sigur Rós is artfully and intimately captured by director Vincent Morisset (Arcade Fire’s Miroir Noir). Interweaving archival material from the band’s first ten years with sometimes gossamer-light, sometimes intense, concert footage, Inni is a stirring account of one of the most celebrated and influential rock bands of recent years. please be advised […]
Following the pioneer synth/pop band Depeche Mode on the road, this film embodies the music of the ‘80s. Enlisting the talent behind classic documentaries such as Don’t Look Back and The War Room, the film weaves together the adventures of Depeche Mode and a bus full of fans traveling across the country to the band’s final concert at […]
As the lead singer for Morphine, Mark Sandman left an indelible imprint as one of the most distinctive musicians of his generation. His life was cut short in 1999 when, at the age of 46, he collapsed during a performance and died shortly thereafter. Drawing on previously unseen home movies, photos, archival footage, and intimate interviews with family […]
Better Than Something profiles garage-rock icon Jay Reatard. Filmed only months before his passing, this intimate portrait captures Jay in his hometown of Memphis, during a week-long break from touring in the spring of 2009. With moving and insightful interviews with friends and family, and remarkable early concert performances, Better Than Something is an honest and poetic chronicle […]
“U2 3D” is a unique cinematic experience that puts viewers within the pulsating energy of a stadium concert given by the world’s most popular band. Marrying innovative digital 3D imagery and 5.1 Surround Sound with the excitement of a live U2 concert – shot at four South American stadium shows during the final leg of […]
On the occasion of DOC NYC, D.A. Pennebaker reflects on filming Bowie and the Spiders from Mars: “I was on Mars myself when I got Bowie’s request that we film a concert at Hammersmith Hall in London. Getting from a raft on the Mississippi River headed for New Orleans to London required a series of complicated travel […]