Mea Culpa (1981)
In his first collaboration with David Byrne and Brian Eno, Conner used footage from educational films to create a rhythmically austere image-track for music from their pioneering “sampling” album “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” (1981).
Genre: Music
Director: Bruce Conner
Nina (2016)
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
Under African Skies (2012)
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of…
AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes…
Wild Style (1983)
Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city’s hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between…
Shine (2017)
Two Puerto Rican brothers, Ralphi Matas and Junior, from New York’s Spanish Harlem and the street’s best Salsa dancers, are separated after a tragedy only to reunite years later on…
Groupies (1970)
This documentary on rock ‘n’ roll groupies, including the infamous Plaster Casters, features performances (musical) by such bands as Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother.
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (2024)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, and other legendary musicians performed at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival. This behind-the-scenes look…
Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (2020)
For over five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock and roll, from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath, a successful solo career…
Back to Basics: Live and Down Under (2008)
Christina Aguilera’s breathlessly energetic, senses-frazzling live spectacular of a concert brought the house down in Sydney Adelaide, Australia. The critically acclaimed live extravaganza thrills and awes, while Christina’s vocal acrobatics…