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London Film Festival · 2015

London Film Festival 2015

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12 films · 1 review

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American Epic (The American Epic Sessions)

Music legends gather in an LA studio to record on the Western Electric amplifier and Scully recording lathe

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Bernard MacMahon; Stars: Jack White, T Bone Burnett)

Danny Says

Documentary about Ramones manager Danny Fields.

(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)

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

Study of the Cambodian music scene before the Vietnam war.

(Country: US, Cambodia, France; Year: 2014; Director: John Pirozzi)

Elephant Days

Study of the Maccabees as they record their fourth album and the area of London where there music studio is based.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: James Caddick, James Cronin)

Fresh Dressed

The history of hip-hop fashion from its birth in the South Bronx to its rise as a billion-dollar global industry.

(Country: US, France; Year: 2014; Director: Sacha Jenkins; Writer: Sacha Jenkins; Stars: Pharrell Williams, Nas, Damon Dash, Daymond John, Karl Kani)

Hot Sugar's Cold World

Documentary about electronic musician Hot Sugar.

(Country: US, France; Year: 2015; Director: Adam Bhala Lough; Writer: Adam Bhala Lough, Hunter Stephenson; Stars: Frank Andrews, Danny Brown, Shelby Fero, Jim Jarmusch, Nick Koenig, Martin Starr, Himanshu Suri, Rachel Trachtenburg, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Victor Vazquez)

The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer)

The story of Mohammad Assaf – Gazan winner of Arab Idol.

(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)

A Poem Is A Naked Person

Documenting Leon Russll's Oklahoma recording studio from 1972-74.

(Country: US; Year: 1974; Director: Les Blank; Writer: Les Blank; Stars: Leon Russell, Eric Anderson, Malissa Bates, David Briggs, Ambrose Campbell, Pete Drake, Mary Egan, Jim Franklin, George Jones, Charlie McCoy, Bill Mullins, Willie Nelson)

THE RUINED HEART! Another Lovestory Between A Criminal And A Whore (PUSONG WAZAK! Isa Na Namang Kwento Ng Pag-ibig Sa Pagitan Ng Isang Kriminal At Isang Puta)

Boy meets girl. No, it’s not about that. Untimely death. You can’t protect yourself against that, ever.

(Country: Philippines; Year: 2012; Director: Khavn De La Cruz; Stars: Ian Lomongo, Cara Eriguel)

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

The impact of the hip hop stars.

(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)

They Will Have to Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile

The threat of fundamentalism to the African country's music.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Johanna Schwartz; Writer: Johanna Schwartz; Stars: Songhoy Blues, Kharia Arby, Moussa Sidi)