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Glasgow Film Festival · 2017

Glasgow Film Festival 2017

Sound And Vision

Programme

11 films · 3 reviews

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Bad Rap

The lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders.

(Country: US, Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Salima Koroma; Stars: Awkwafina, Jonathan Park, David Lee, Richard Lee)

Contemporary Color

In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an unprecedented event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of colour guard — synchronised dance involving flags, rifles, and sabers — by pairing regional color guard teams with performers, including St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, and Ad-Rock.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross; Stars: Nelly Furtado, Adam Horovitz, David Byrne, St. Vincent, Ira Glass, Nico Muhly, Devonté Hynes, Money Mark, Jess Wolfe, Nika Danilova, Holly Laessig, Merrill Garbus, Tom Krell)

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Review preview for Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Whilst it has something going for it as a study of awkwardness, it never quite takes this far enough to break new ground.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker, set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their “mojo” and finding love in the process.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Jeff Grace; Writer: Jeff Grace; Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Melanie Lynskey, Hannah Simone, Michael Ian Black, Heather Morris, David Cross, Sarah Arnold, Cameran Surles, Alex McKenna, Rachel Staman, Thida Penn, Jessica Rivera, Todd Berger)

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I Called Him Morgan

Documentary about jazz musician Lee Morgan and his partner Helen More.

(Country: US, Sweden; Year: 2016; Director: Kasper Collin; Writer: Kasper Collin)

King Of Jazz

Restored revue, centred on King of Jazz’ bandleader Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.

(Country: US; Year: 1930; Director: John Murray Anderson, Pál Fejös; Writer: Harry Ruskin, Edward T Lowe Jr, Charles MacArthur; Stars: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Glenn Tryon, William Kent, Slim Summerville, Boys The Rhythm, Kathryn Crawford, Carla Laemmle, Stanley Smith, George Chiles, Jack White, Frank Leslie, Walter Brennan)

Kuso

Review preview for Kuso

It’s absolutely a little squalid, but focusing on these elements ignores the often sublime visuals that permeate the film.

Luke Shaw · 4 out of 5
Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, this story is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Flying Lotus; Writer: David Firth, Flying Lotus; Stars: Anders Holm, George Clinton, Byron Bowers)

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Lost In France

Review preview for Lost In France

This is like finding old photos in the cupboard, being prompted to remember.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
Story of a tour by musicians on the Chemikal Underground Records label.

(Country: Ireland, UK ; Year: 2016; Director: Niall McCann)

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A Matter Of Time

A documentary about how musician Kathryn Calder recorded her first solo album with the help of her dying mother.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Casey Cohen; Stars: Kathryn Calder)

On The Road (Love Song: Wolf Alice)

Documenting the London band on and off stage.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Stars: Shirley Henderson, Paul Popplewell, James McArdle, Jamie Quinn, Ellie Rowsell, Leah Harvey, Joel Amey, Theo Ellis, Joff Oddie)

Raving Iran

An unexpected invitation offers a taste of freedom to Iranian underground DJs risking imprisonment for pursuing their passion.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2016; Director: Sue Meures)

Singing In Graveyards

Pepe, a 68 year old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism.

(Country: Malaysia, Philippines; Year: 2016; Director: Bradley Liew; Writer: Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew; Stars: Pepe Smith, Mercedes Cabral, Lav Diaz, Susa Africa)