Music Film Archives - Directors Notes

A Belfast Hip-Hop Trio Mount Their Own Form of Protest to Protect Their Heritage in Rich Peppiatt’s ‘Kneecap’

Rich Peppiatt discusses throwing comedic Molotov cocktails to ignite crucial but difficult conversations in his multi-BIFA winning feature debut.

Documentary

Neil Fox Posits Why Concert Films and Music Docs Transcend Brand Marketing in New BFI Book ‘Music Films’

Neil Fox talks about shifting perspectives on cinematic depictions of music artists while assessing the role of these undersung films in the creation of myth.

Art & Fashion

Kai Kurve’s Poetic and Propulsive ‘CORNERBOY’ Confronts the Corruption at the Heart of a Gangster’s Life

Kai Kurve shares how he created a dance hallucination of an eternal downfall with propulsive music, magic realist flourishes and a noirish tone.

Live Action

Joaquim Bayle’s ‘Gwendoline’ is a Delightfully Deadpan Tribute to Being Struggling Musicians on the Road

Joaquim Bayle shares how black and white Super 16mm images, a deadpan style and a balance of sincerity and absurdity perfectly suited his band film.

Live Action, Premiere

Manuel Tröndle Crafts a Moving Portrait of Queer Life Under the Horrors of Conversion Therapy in ‘Mending’

Manuel Tröndle explains how he created his poetic short about conversion therapy with close camerawork, an immersive feel and a fine sense of montage.

Art & Fashion

The Gasser Brothers on Creating a New Type of Music Film with ‘Eclipse’

Blending the music video form with stock footage, desert scenes with Yoruban voiceover, the Gasser Brothers' 'Eclipse' is a heady audiovisual experiment.

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011 – Sound It Out – Jeanie Finlay

It just wouldn’t be right if at least one of our SXSW interviews didn’t come from the musical raucousness that is Austin’s 6th Street and

Music Video, Podcasts

DN077: The Take-Away Shows – Vincent Moon

DN learns how French director Vincent Moon re-defined live music filmmaking, mutating it into exhilarating performance documentaries of the moment.

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