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Keith Villanueva
Carmen
a short film about the sophomore album from Michigander
Fame driven Ken Dean becomes the subject of a documentary when he attempts to start a pornography company. Following the failure of the company, Ken uses his father's religious music to start a Christian rock band but finds himself trapped in a gay conversion cult.
The Journey of a young man who is making a documentary about forgotten narratives around an old piano, takes him through an unknown path towards restoring history, culture and identity of his homeland, Iran, in dusty and abandoned objects.
To some, Doña Cecilia is an invisible, elderly woman. For others, her presence validates their existence. This movie on children's civil rights shows how borders are transformed into bridges by the power of unconditional love and music.
When Rock, a young Chicago punk, shares a romantic spark with the free-spirited Ty at a local show, she contemplates a desperate, dangerous measure to prove herself worthy of Ty’s traditionalist punk sensibility.
A multidisciplinary live residency and exhibition led by artist Arca, now in film form.
Seven-year-old Kayla's father dies unexpectedly on a mission in the U.S which changes Kayla's life completely. She takes on the responsibility of her broken family. She inspires the people around her with love and singing. And in the end, she manages to carve out a happy life.
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. This is the world premiere performance by the San Francisco Opera on September 19, 1998.
'When you're slapped, there are many ways to respond besides crying: you can slap back, you can offer the other cheek, and you can also say, "Hit, but listen."' This is the film adaptation of the visual album "La Otra Mejilla" (The Other Cheek) by Argentine singer Feli Colina, where a unique universe is created, bringing the album's emotional, theatrical, and poetic power to the screen. It follows a woman as she navigates the versions others have constructed about her until she rediscovers herself.
A man must express his true passion of music and rhythm in a world where it is repressed and outlawed.
Following the untimely death of Roy Williamson in 1990 the BBC released a hugely popular video titled, “Flower of Scotland – A Vision of The Corries”. That video was compiled from selected songs from the 1987 series recorded for the BBC. Now for the first time since 1987 the entire series is available on DVD as “A Complete Vision of The Corries”. Volume 2 presents the last 3 programmes from the series.
In 1981 The Corries celebrated 21 years of singing together by recording a special concert for the BBC. The concert was broadcast in 2 parts in April of that year and now for the first time it is available on DVD as a full concert lasting approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. All the songs with all the chat and jokes in between, just as it was broadcast!
Reggae, dancehall, afrobeats and good vibes: Summerjam celebrates Caribbean rhythms and sounds from all over the world! Every summer, the festival offers a rich and varied programme on the shores of Lake Fühlinger See, near Cologne, Germany. An unmissable European event for all reggae fans.
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, a two-hour retrospective special, will air on Sunday, Oct. 6. It will celebrate the last 50 years with stunning new performances, heartfelt artist interviews, and legendary special guests. It will also showcase exclusive, never-before-seen footage from DCP's vast archives, highlighting iconic moments that have shaped the awards show and influenced pop culture.
Here we have a unique opportunity to go on the road with The Corries as they travel from the Usher Hall in Edinburgh to the Village Hall in Benbecula. “The Corries on the Road” was first shown on TV in 1980 and is approximately 27 minutes in length.
The first ever Corries DVD. The lads Among Heather Volume 1 was compiled from the 1983 STV Televison series “The Corries and other Folk”.
This DVD was compiled from the 1985 STV Televison series “The Corries and other Folk”.
When Spanish record producers express interest in Cuban musicians Ruy and Tito, the longtime friends are faced with the prospect of leaving their loved ones behind. After years of hoping and dreaming, they've finally earned the opportunity to bring their music to the rest of the world. But are the emotional trade-offs worth it in the end?
Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that shook a small seaside town, members of the rondalla, a traditional Galician music band, decide to get back together in the endeavour to recover their enthusiasm and leave the grieving behind.
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
A young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album.
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.
Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated.
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
