Music On Film

Bassam Tariq’s visceral directorial debut, co-written with Riz Ahmed, finds a British-Pakistani rapper’s life spiralling out of control when, on the cusp of success, he succumbs to a debilitating illness.

Recorded as the UK slowly emerged from lockdown and conceived as a reaction to the confinement and isolation of the preceding months, Idiot Prayer is a souvenir from a strange and precarious moment in history.

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Narrated by iconic director John Carpenter, The Rise Of The Synths is a journey back and forth in time, from to the roots of this scene to its impact on today’s pop culture.

From the days of illegal raves to the dark club sounds of Optical and Ed Rush, The Rest Is History is a look back at the early years of Jungle and Drum & Bass music and the culture that surrounded it.

Examining David Crosby’s soaring career highs, ravaging addictions and serious prison time, this film sheds new light on the music, politics and personalities that crossed his incredible and ongoing path.

This fascinating documentary explores the philosophy and discipline that goes into mastering the drum. Preceded by a performance from Kagemusha Taiko, and introduced by Jonathan Kirby Creative Director of Kagemusha Taiko.

Based on the memoir of lauded Guardian journalist Sarfraz Manzoor, this timely coming of age story proves that the right song has the capacity to transcend race, religion and place, tap into our hearts and help us discover who we really are.

It’s summer 1981 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and the underground music scene is boiling. Rock devotees await the latest imported albums and bootleg recordings from the west, eagerly consuming forbidden music by Led Zeppelin, Bowie, the Beatles, and the Velvet Underground, alongside new wave masters like the Sex Pistols, the Clash and Blondie. 

IBIZA – THE SILENT MOVIE tells, without words or narration, the extraordinary 2,000-year story of dance music’s most influential, charismatic and spiritual island filled with an explosion of music, imagery, re-enactments and remarkable archive clips with an eclectic score curated, mixed and and produced by Fatboy Slim.

In a drab suburban sitting room, shy and insecure but accomplished pianist Reg Dwight longed to be something more extraordinary and willed into being the flamboyant superstar Elton John. A musical fantasy from the director of Bohemian Rhapsody with a confident central performance from chameleon Welsh actor Taron Egerton.

Rudeboy is a film about the love affair between Jamaican and British youth culture told through the prism of one of the most iconic labels in the history of black music, Trojan Records.

A universal story of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth set to an eclectic and electrifying 1990s rave soundtrack, Beats is a bittersweet coming-of-age story from Scottish director Brian Welsh (In Our Name), executive produced by Steven Soderbergh.

Almost 50 years after being filmed Sydney Pollack’s concert film about Aretha Franklin’s legendary gospel album Amazing Grace finally makes it to the big screen, and is already being hailed as one of the finest music documentaries ever made.

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