Glasgow Film Festival 2016

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Miss Sharon Jones! Miss Sharon Jones!
Miss Sharon Jones! and Sing Street
Danny Says (Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Brendan Toller; Writer: Brendan Toller; Stars: Justin Bond, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Judy Collins, Alice Cooper, Danny Fields, Danny Goldberg, Steve Harris, Fayette Hauser, Jac Holzman, Billy James, Lenny Kaye, Wayne Kramer, Wayne Kramer, Gary Lucas, John Cameron Mitchell)
Documentary about Ramones manager Danny Fields.
Human Highway (Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Bernard Shakey; Stars: Neil Young, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper)
Poat-apocalyptic musical comedy.
The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer) (Country: Occupied Palestinian Territory; Year: 2015; Director: Hany Abu-Assad; Writer: Hany Abu-Assad, Annemarie Jacir, Sameh Zoabi; Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Ahmed Al Rokh, Hiba Attalah, Kais Attalah, Abdel Kareem Barakeh, Nadine Labaki, Ahmad Qasem, Saber Shreim)
The story of Mohammad Assaf – Gazan winner of Arab Idol.
Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision Of Paradise (Country: Germany, UK; Year: 2015; Director: Volker Schaner; Stars: Lee Scratch Perry)
A documentary portrait, shot over 15 years, of a man celebrated as a godfather of both reggae and dub.
Lucky Star (Country: US; Year: 1929; Director: Frank Borzage; Writer: Katherine Hilliker and H H Caldwell, based on the novel Three Episodes In The Life Of Timothy Osbourne by Tristam Tupper); Stars: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Paul Fix, Hedwiga Reicher, Gloria Grey, Hector Sarno, Jack Pennick, Delmar Watson)
Romance blossoms between a repairman and a petty thief.
Where You're Meant To Be Where You're Meant To Be
Where You're Meant To Be and Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Miss Sharon Jones! (Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Barbara Kopple; Stars: Sharon Jones)
Following the star as she undergoes treatment for cancer and tries to mount a comeback.
Sing Street (Country: Ireland, US, UK; Year: 2015; Director: John Carney; Writer: John Carney; Stars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Don Wycherley, Percy Chamburuka), Trailer
A boy in mid-80s Ireland tries to win the heart of the girl of his dreams by starting a band.
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Bobbito Garcia; Writer: Bobbito Garcia; Stars: Common, Marc Ecko, El-P., Eminem, Lauryn Hill, Jay Z, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Nas, Rosie Perez, DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Pete Rock, The Roots)
The impact of the hip hop stars.
Voice Of The Eagle: The Enigma Of Robbie Bash (Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Liam Barker; Stars: Robbie Bash)
A portrait of the legendary American folk musician.
Where You're Meant To Be (Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Paul Fegan; Writer: David Arthur, Paul Fegan; Stars: Aidan Moffat, Sheila Stewart )
When a Scottish indie pop artist decides to re-write his country's oldest songs, the only things standing in his way are an ageing folk singer and centuries of history.
Lucky Star Lucky Star
Lucky Star and The Idol
Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (Country: UK; Year: 1973; Director: DA Pennebaker; Stars: David Bowie)
David Bowie in his final performance as Ziggy Stardust, with behind the scenes footage.
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