Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall explores the emergence of dancehall in the 1980s and 1990s as Jamaican immigrants brought the music, dancing, and vibes of their home to New York City. Nicknamed the 15th Parish of Jamaica, New York became home to an influential movement that saw dancehall rise alongside hip-hop and eventually spread across the […]
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter – Global Theatrical Experience – One Night Only
With a special, one night only global theatrical experience Pearl Jam fans will be amongthe very first to hear the band’s new record Dark Matter on April 16 in select cinemasaround the world with “Dark Matter in The Dark.” Presented with the best cinematictechnology, in Atmos where available, fans at the global cinema event will […]
IN-EDIT IN SHORT
The IN-EDIT IN SHORT programme features our selection of short Dutch music documentaries that will compete for the Audience Award. The winner will directly enter the short section selection at the biggest IN-EDIT festival edition in Barcelona! These three short films will be screened on Sunday, April 14th and will feature Q&As with all the film directors. […]
Back Then: The Story Of Live Music In Bombay
World Premiere Back Then – The Story of Live Music in Bombay is a documentary that takes us back 30 years to explore the sounds of the Bombay/Mumbai’s musical counterculture as it was. It puts you into the shoes of its mercurial artists, the passionate folks behind the scenes, and the misfits who went to gigs […]
Carlos
EU Premiere From his early days in Mexico learning the violin at 5 and embracing the guitar at 8, Carlos Santana swiftly grew into a guitar virtuoso. By 14, he was a street musician, soon forming his own band as a teenager. At 22, just before releasing his acclaimed first album, Santana’s performance at Woodstock […]
Cyndi Lauper: Let The Canary Sing
A vibrant and upbeat documentary about 1980s pop sensation Cyndi Lauper. It traces her journey from humble beginnings in a Catholic Sicilian family in the Queens neighbourhood and her first blues-rock group, Blue Angel, to the creation of her own stage persona – eccentric, outspoken, and deliberately naive – that rocketed her to stardom in […]
Efterklang: The Makedonium Band
Dutch Premiere The Danish band Efterklang has come up with an idea. They want to go to North Macedonia and in just one week – with the assistance of their longtime local friend Grga – create a spectacular performance in collaboration with local musicians, right in front of the architecturally stunning Makedonium freedom monument. The […]
Fatboy Slim: Right Here Right Now
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) captains this chronicle of the day when 250,000 people descended upon Brighton Beach to attend his famous free rave Big Beach Boutique II. A fine excuse to explore his hometown’s music scene, revisit his career as the bassist of The Housemartins to superstar DJ and big beat gold standard and above […]
Heavy Baile Mixtape III
With this showcase, we shed light on a unique experience that combines film, music, diversity, culture, technology, and debate. The documentary Heavy Baile Mixtape III is the latest film by Hugo Inglez, in which he collaborates with Heavy Baile’s founder Leo Justi and the legendary choreographer Léo Garcia. They create a collective dance performance deeply […]
Holland Pop 1970
World Premiere June 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Holland Pop Festival in Rotterdam’s Kralingse Bos. Known as the European answer to Woodstock, the festival was a milestone in European music history. It was the first large-scale event in Europe where visitors could stay overnight on the festival grounds. Over three days, almost 100,000 […]