Kou, who had been living a dull life with no hope for the future, meets the charismatic Hee Bro. and regains the sparkle in his life. When Hee Bro. suddenly dies, Kou tries to find the definition of goodbye.
Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter start a budding summer relationship filled with camping trips, late-night conversations, and plenty of song and dance. Their relationship is put to the test as they deal with trying to make it in the music biz, their mothers, and finding what feeds each of their souls and dreams.
In a rural world with an unreal aura, a group of disillusioned youths wanders, left to their own devices. Between raw landscapes and hazy atmospheres, the Wynona music video paints a hypnotic universe where boredom becomes a ritual, rebellion a whisper, and eroticism a lingering tension. Between drifting and transgression, the camera captures the essence of a youth in search of sensations, frozen in a setting that is both familiar and strange.
BUCK-TICK brings a live video. Features all the songs performed in the last-day concert from "BUCK-TICK TOUR 2023 -IZORA-" held at Tokyo Garden Theater on July 23, 2023. This is the third live video work following "THE PARADE -35th anniversary-," and "TOUR THE BEST 35th anniv. FINALO in Budokan."
First documentary about La Renga, legendary Argentinian Rock band, based on their 2022 tour for their 30th Anniversary. This film records an important moment in the history of Argentinian Rock, showing the journey of a group a friends on the road that keep writing their endless story. Mountains, valleys, rivers and deserts are the setting behind their motorcycle road trip, just like it has been for the last 30 years.
Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyric-writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there’s a will, but there’s no way?
In the most tragic moment of the pandemic, confined to a terrace in the centre of Barcelona and almost by chance, the musical phenomenon of the Stay Homas was born, a band that now struggles, in their Gen Z way, to escape from an origin that burdens them.
During the 80s, Håkon Banken (1949–2018) was one of Norway’s most popular recording artists, selling upwards of half a million records and cassettes and topping the charts for weeks at a time. Today he is mainly remembered by a small group of dedicated fans, who celebrate him for his candid lyrics about his own struggles with mental health. This documentary tells the story of this unique figure in Norwegian popular music through archive material, reconstructions and interviews with some of those who he left an indelible impression on.
Boundary-pushing Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein selects renowned French composer Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.
Documentary follows Ukrainian singer-songwriter Jamala in the early hours of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and profiles her activism of raising money and awareness for her homeland. Jamala gained international fame in 2016 as the winner of the Eurovision contest where she performed her song, "1944," about the deportation to Central Asia that year of Crimean Tatars - including her great-grandmother's family. ---------------
Amish Srivastava
Producer
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Jacquelyn De Phillips
Editor
The most popular Czech comic opera, with a libretto by Karel Sabina, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, in the current production of the National Theater in Prague. For more than 150 years, The Bartered Bride has dominated Czech opera. No one else, not even Smetana himself, has managed to surpass its popularity, which over the years has become part of our national DNA, so to speak. At the time of its creation in the 1860s, however, The Bartered Bride was actually quite a bold experiment – Bedřich Smetana and librettist Karel Sabina masterfully mocked all those who imagined "national opera" as an idyllic picture of the Czech countryside, where national virtues reign supreme.
Hard rock and chicken farming have a common denominator spelled Hampus Klang – a middle-aged man who, with his dedicated commitment, makes it to the big rock stages as well as to the podium for the best-looking hen.
Two brothers are bored on a Saturday and decide to start a band. They then realize the stress of being in a band. Once they get a gig, they must put together a setlist and get ready for show, but they fear they don't have the time.
In “Baul: Soul of Bengal,” traveler Kristina Houwer embarks on a transformative journey to West Bengal, India, where she discovers the enchanting world of the Bauls — wandering minstrels who pass down ancient spiritual teachings through music. Kristina’s adventure reveals the profound wisdom and deep-rooted traditions of the Bauls, whose music transcends time and cultural boundaries. Through intimate encounters and captivating performances, Kristina immerses herself in their unique way of life, uncovering the true essence of the Baul spirit. This documentary is a heartfelt exploration of music, spirituality, and the unifying power of song.