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All Tomorrow's Parties (Country: UK; Director: Jonathan Caouette, Luke Morris, All Tomorrow's People)
Celebrating the festival of the same name. The EIFF ran a unique event on June 24, featuring special guest performances.
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The Beat is the Law (Country: UK; Director: Eve Wood)
A group of young musicians in Eighties Sheffield are determined to pursue their dreams despite the poverty that surrounds them.
Jaffawiye (Country: Israel; Director: Dan Deutsch; Cast: Abed Abushmes, Muhammad Aguani, Zura Bartanashvili, Ibrahim Basabos, Gidon Eli, Eran Fink, Dror Goldstein, Amne Jarushe, Yonatan Kunda, Muhammed Kundos, Muhammed Mugrabi, Liba Ne'eman, Enver Setibragimov, Neta Weiner)
An Arab-Jewish hip hop group try to overcome their vast political abyss by proving that those who rhyme together stay together.
Only When I Dance (Country: Brazil, UK; Director: Beadie Finzi)
Two teenage ballet dancers from the working-class favelas of Rio are determined to dance their way to a better life, but to do so they must grow up against harsh prejudice, doubt, and some of the best dancers in the world.
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Peggy Baker Four Phrases (Country: Canada; Director: Howie Shia; Cast: Peggy Baker)
This part-animated portrait of Peggy Baker and her legacy reveals why she is revered as one of the best choreographer/dancers the world has known.
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PianoMania (Country: Austria, Germany; Director: Robert Cibis, Lilian Franck; Writer: Robert Cibis, Lilian Franck; Cast: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Alfred Brendel, Aleksey Igudesman, Richard Hyung-Ki Joo, Stephan Knüpfer, Lang Lang)
An exploration of life in the classical music business and the pursuit of perfection.
P-Star Rising (Country: USA; Director: Gabriel Noble)
In the early Eighties, Jesse Diaz was a rising star in the hip-hop world. Now a broke single father in Harlem with two children to support, Jesse finds a shot at redemption in his nine-year-old daughter Priscilla Star, a precocious and immensely talented rapper. Director Gabriel Noble follows four years of father-daughter ups and downs as they navigate the grit and the glamour of the music biz.
RIP! A Remix Manifesto (Country: Canada; Director: Brett Gaylor; Writer: Brett Gaylor; Cast: Cory Doctorow)
A documentary about copyright law and the call for a new way of handling intellectual property rights.
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Shadow Play (Country: Australia; Director: Josh Whiteman; Cast: Anton Corbijn)
A documentary about the filming of Ian Curtis biopic Control.
Soundtrack For A Revolution (Country: US; Director: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman; Writer: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman; Cast: The Roots, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone, Richie Havens, Anthony Hamilton, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Angie Stone, Mary Mary, T.V. On The Radio)
A timeless film about the American civil rights movement told through its soul-stirring music.
Taqwacore: The Birth Of Punk Islam (Country: Canada; Director: Omar Majeed; Cast: Michael Muhammad Knight)
A documentary about the impact of Michael Muhammad Knight's cult novel, which inspired the development of the Islamic punk movement.
Woodstock – Now And Then (Country: US; Director: Barbara Kopple)
A documentary about Woodstock including interviews with musicians, fans and concert promoters.
