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Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jonas Akerlund)
The punk legend turned pop sensation Billy bares all in this documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and comeback.
A Century In Sound (Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill; Writer: Nicholas Dwyer)
The history of Japan is told through their unique music cafes.
Dreaming Of You (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: James Slater)
The story of six Wirral teens who became The Coral and shook the British indie scene.
I Was Born This Way (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Daniel Junge, Sam Pollard; Stars: Carl Bean, Lady Gaga, Billy Porter, Questlove, Dionne Warwick, Maxine Waters)
Carl Bean made history by recording his disco hit I Was Born this Way, celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem, and setting the stage for a revolution in queer music. This film considers his life and legacy.
Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Elegance Bratton; Writer: Elegance Bratton)
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.
Para Vivir: The Implacable Times of Pablo Milanés (Para Vivir, El Implacable Tiempo De Pablo Milanés) (Year: 2025; Director: Fabien Pisani; Writer: Fabien Pisani; Stars: Harry Belafonte, Joaquín Sabina, Chico Buarque, Omara Portuondo, Alden Knight, Silvio Rodríguez, Chucho Valdés, Pablo Milanés, Xiomara Laugart, Leonardo Acosta, Rosa Marquetti, Sandra Pérez, Luis Carbonell, Manuel Galbán, Nancy Pérez)
A portrait of Cuban music icon Pablo Milanés, captured in self-imposed exile during his final years.
Shapeshifting (Country: Syria; Year: 2025; Director: Juline Hadaya, Yamen Makdad)
Essay film explores the inner-worlds of Syrian contemporary musicians and the world they inhabit, both locally and among a diaspora throughout Europe.
Tomorrow's Too Late (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Terry Loane)
A musical journey through gender transition, loss and self-discovery.
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