One-man bands. Showmen, eccentrics, loners. This award-winning documentary paints a funny and moving portrait of a selection of contemporary musicians who play as one-person acts and discovers that, for them, music just sounds so much better - and gets so much crazier - when you make it all alone. Life on the road for a one-man band is a journey into solitude. So is musical glory worth the pain?
"Don't Turn Your Back" tells the story from Heretic's humble beginnings to forming Reverend in 1989 to ultimately disbanding and reforming once again in 2011. This is a story of perseverance through the world of heavy metal.
In the late 80s and early 90s, a group of outcasts, rebels, and dreamers converged in the industrial city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. These misfits, united by their love for punk music and DIY culture, created a thriving underground scene that would shake the city to its core.
Struggling rapper Cmills is desperate to help his mother overcome addiction while facing life's challenges. When she's diagnosed with cancer, he must decide: give up his music to support her or pursue his dreams to honor her legacy through his songs.
‘Alive in Berlin’ includes the full live show, inter-spliced with behind-the-scenes footage, multiple interviews with the band and their fans, and a 2-song acoustic session, which was filmed at Salon Bel Ami, the oldest existing brothel in Berlin. Available on the 2 disc special edition
On a quest for ancestral music, musician Luis Pérez-Ixoneztli meets the spiritual elder of one of Mexico's most isolated indigenous groups, who believes danger will befall his village if his son does not take his place.
The biopic chronicles Gaynor's rise to fame, from her humble beginnings to becoming one of the most iconic voices in music history. Dubbed America’s “Queen of Disco,” the movie will feature many of the songs that catapulted Gaynor to the top of the charts, including her legendary hit "I Will Survive," which became a cultural phenomenon and a powerful anthem of empowerment for millions worldwide. The biopic will also delve into the deeply personal challenges Gaynor faced, including overcoming her long and tumultuous marriage to her husband and manager.
No royal beginnings for this Queen of Country Music. Known for her larger-than-life positive attitude parading big hair and bold make-up, Dolly Parton would carved out her own identity as a singer, movie actress, and entrepreneur.
The Bee Gees ended their "One Night Only" world tour in style by returning home for this spectacular performance at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia. The concert took place on 27 March 1999 and was broadcast on the Nine Network, live from the newly built Stadium seeing its first music event.
For 25 years, Avron Coleman performed cello with the New York Philharmonic, as well as in numerous important string quartets. Retiring in 1997, this active, talkative, prolific, fascinating man still plays, and recounts tales of music and of his own life in music. The film contains lots of beautiful music by Schubert, Bach, Schumann, Brahms, and others.
A struggling barbershop finds itself suddenly popular after an online listing mistake and the only person with the experience to handle the new clientele is haunted by a horrific grooming mistake made years earlier and the rivalry that caused it.
Hip-hop meets classical as the legendary Cypress Hill play an exclusive show at the Royal Albert Hall alongside the London Symphony Orchestra. Celebrating 30 years since the release of their seminal album Black Sunday, they are accompanied by unique arrangements from the glorious 70-piece orchestra.
Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of creativity, she ponders how such singular work can continue without her.