Festivals >> Glasgow >> 2010 >> Music and Film

1234 (Country: UK; Director: Giles Borg; Writer: Giles Borg; Cast: Ian Bonar, Lyndsey Marshal, Kieran Bew, Mathew Baynton)
Wry comedy drama about an indie musician's dreams of success and romance. Full Review See: Giles Borg interview about 1234, Flutter and Albion Official Site

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (Country: US; Director: GXregory V Sherman, Jeffrey C Sherman; Cast: Julie Andrews, Roy E Disney, Angela Lansbury)
A documentary exploring the lives of the brothers who wrote the music for films like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Chopin: Desire For Love (Chopin: Pragnienie Milosci) (Country: Poland; Director: Jerzy Antczak; Cast: Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka, Sara Muldner)
A biopic of the great musician, focusing on his romance with the writer Aurore Dupin, aka George Sand.

The Delian Mode (Country: Canada; Director: Kara Blake; Cast: Delia Derbyshire)
A documentary about the life of pioneering electronic composer Delia Derbyshire, best known for the Doctor Who theme tune.

Dope (Boots at Midnight) (Country: US; Director: Diane Rochlin, Sheldon Rochlin; Writer: Diane Rochlin, Sheldon Rochlin; Cast: Zisca Baum, Dutch Bobby, Kip Coburn, Casey Deiss, Diana Deiss, Marianne Faithfull)
A surrealist documentary exploring a girl's developing drug addiction in Swinging London.

Do It Again (Country: US; Director: Robert Patton-Spruill; Cast: Geoff Edgers, Sting, Paul Weller, Peter Buck, Zooey Deschanel)
A documentary following a middle aged journalist's quest to reunite The Kinks. Full Review

The Good Son (Country: UK; Director: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard; Cast: Spider Stacey, Paul Banks)
Musicians and fans discuss the work of Nick Cave.

Hipsters (Stilyagi) (Country: Russia; Director: aleriy Todorovskiy; Cast: Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina)
The story of the hip young Russians who styled themselves after Western fashions at the end of the Second World War - but didn't always get it right...

No One Knows About Persian Cats (Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh) (Country: Iran; Director: Bahman Ghobadi; Writer: Bahman Ghobadi, Hossein Mortezaeiyan, Roxana Saberi; Cast: Hamed Behdad, Ashkan Koohzad, Negar Shaghaghi)
Fiction meets documentary in this story of underground musicians in Tehran. Full Review

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (Country: New Zealand; Director: Leanne Pooley; Cast: Jools Topp, Linda Topp, Helen Clark)
A documentary about New Zealand's iconic yodelling lesbian comedian twin sisters, their shows and their activism. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Until The Light Takes Us (Country: US; Director: Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell; Cast: Varg Vikernes, Fenriz, Harmony Korine, Hellhammer)
A look at the history and aesthetic of Black Metal. Full Review

When You're Strange (Country: US; Director: Tom DiCillo; Writer: Tom DiCillo)
The first feature documentary about The Doors enters the dark and dangerous world of one of America’s most influential bands using only footage shot between 1966 and 1971. Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Cold Souls, When You're Strange, Victoria Day, 500 Days Of Summer

White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (Country: US; Director: Emmett Malloy; Cast: Jack White, Meg White)
A documentary following the White Stripes' tour of Canada, featuring lots of impromptu gigs in unlikely locations.

With One Voice (D'Une Seule Voix) (Country: France; Director: Xavier de Lauzanne)
A documentary following a French filmmaker and musician as he tries to bring together Israeli and Palestinian musicians.

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