Coming to theatres and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, November 21: DEATH METAL ANGOLA
Jeremy Xido’s look at catharsis through music debuted at Dubai in 2012. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, New Orleans, Rotterdam, Sarasota, BAFICI, DMZ Docs, CPH:DOX, Docslisboa, In-Edit Rio, Transylvania, Sydney, and Bergen, among several others. In addition to its theatrical run in NYC, the film becomes available on iTunes.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
Sonia runs the Okutiuka orphanage in Huambo, Angola’s second largest city, nearly decimated by decades of civil war. Her boyfriend, Wilker, is a death metal guitarist. To raise awareness and funds for the orphanage, the industrious couple organizes the country’s first-ever national rock concert, tapping into the unexpected healing power hardcore music can engender in a youth population that has directly witnessed the worst of humanity and now only seeks a peaceful future.
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