A perennial favorite brings today’s DOC NYC preview to a close: Sonic Cinema offers audiences a selection of new music docs.
Sonic Cinema
13 MILLION VOICES
Director: Janelle Gueits
NYC PREMIERE
Young Cubans and Cuban Americans forge ties against backdrop of Havana’s Peace Without Borders concert.
Expected to attend: Director Janelle Gueits
BLUR: NEW WORLD TOWERS
Director: Sam Wrench
US PREMIERE
An intimate story of unfinished business, creative spontaneity, and enduring friendship that results in the triumphant return of legendary Britpop band Blur.
HUSTLERS CONVENTION
Director: Mike Todd
A rap cousin of SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN, the film seeks the artist behind the 1973 album HUSTLERS CONVENTION.
Expected to attend: Director Mike Todd
MAD TIGER
Directors: Jonathan Yi & Michael Haertlein
WORLD PREMIERE
Meet Peelander-Z and you might just start to believe the Japanese art-punk band’s claims of interstellar origins.
Expected to attend: Directors Jonathan Yi and Michael Haertlein, Subjects Kengo Hioki (Yellow) and Kotaro Tsukada (Red)
SYL JOHNSON: ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
Director: Rob Hatch-Millerh
NYC PREMIERE
Soul singer Syl Johnson never achieved the success he longed for until hip hop opened up new opportunities.
Expected to attend: Director Rob Hatch-Miller, Subject Syl Johnson (11/15 only)
THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS
Director: Don Hardy
NYC PREMIERE
A profile of the band the Residents, who have maintained anonymity for 40 years behind giant eyeball masks.
Why You Should Attend:
DOC NYC’s music doc section offers a wide range of genres and approaches to the subgenre, tackling Latin, Britpop, hip hop, art punk, soul, and experimental sounds – all while exploring fascinating figures and stories of collaboration, second chances, and celebrity.
More Info:
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