Becoming Dominic
Set in Edinburgh, this documentary follows bronze sculptor Kenny Hunter as he makes a life-size statue of St. Dominic for a local priory of Dominican friars. As we follow the lives of the friars, we discover a parallel between priest and artist.
Lovers
Two women return to their hometown for the funeral of a friend who has taken his own life. They find themselves reconnecting with their old community at Lovers, the local dive bar/music venue that hasn’t changed in the years since they left. The friends face their shared loss and are reminded of the power of coming together through music.
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
In the beginning, there was house music, and it was born in Chicago. “Move Ya Body” tells the story of how house music outsmarted the forces of Chicago’s backlash against Queer Black, Brown, and Femme dance culture through the life experience of the first person to record a house song, Vince Lawrence. This hybrid documentary mixes archival recreation and interviews with the founders of house music, casting the events of Vince’s creative life against the
Outrider
OUTRIDER is a portrait of visionary poet/performer, Grammy-nominated librettist Anne Waldman and a portal to her path of imagination. Along with collaborators Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Thurston Moore, Meredith Monk, Fast Speaking Music, and others, “Outrider” moves within the poetry communities constellating around Waldman’s life and legacy. The film trails Waldman’s investigative mind within her recent epic works, woven with activism and a broken heart, as she sings out and takes the whole ride.
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
Cult musician Swamp Dogg and housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty have turned their suburban Los Angeles home into an artistic haven. They journey through the turbulent music business, forming a special friendship transcending eras.
We Want the Funk!
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
