Don't Knock the Rock Music Film Festival is thrilled to have partnered with cineville.com who will host our upcoming streaming event from May 23 to July 31, 2024. This year, we are excited to present a unique lineup featuring not only captivating music films but also exclusive masterclasses and Q&A sessions with filmmakers, documentarians and musicians for a one time price of $10 Immerse yourself in the stories behind the music, gain insights into the filmmaking process, and engage with our special guests.

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MONKS THE TRANSATLANTIC FEEDBACK (PLAY LOUDD)

Directed by Lucía Palacios & Dietmar Post

If  you had found yourself in mid-1960s Germany, flicking through channels until you came to the Ready Steady Go equivalent that was Beat-Club, you may have been somewhat surprised to see a five-piece group clad in black with dog collars andshaved tonsures grinding outa primitive organ and electric banjo-led number called 'BoysAre Boys And Girls Are Choice, bringing some serious avant-garde dissonance to the grooving pop kids. Gerry &The Pacemakers these were not. Decades ahead of their time, and releasing only one album before splitting to return home in 1967, the five American GIs who made up Monks were pioneering towards the more extreme frontiers of krautrock, metal and post-punk before any of these genres had even been dreamed of. This excel- lent documentary from DietmarPost and Lucia Palacios, which won a German TV Oscar in 2008, tells the Monks strange tale in a straightforward manner using witty and insightful interview footage with al original band members, spliced together with effective use of period footage leading up to the most unlikely of reunions ni 1999. Stuffed with extras, including the full brilliance of their Beat-Club performance, this is a fairly essential DVD for anyone interested in map- ping out an alternative rock n' roll timeline.-Euan Andrews

THE CASE OF THE THREE SIDED DREAM- A documentary film on the music and life of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Directed by Adam Kahan

Rahsaan was a one of a kind musician, personality, satirist and windmill-slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices – did not relent. His life’s work was exploring sound and making music. Beyond that, he was an outspoken activist who started a political movement to get more exposure for Jazz in America – particularly on TV.Dreams were important to Rahsaan. They planted the seed in his mind to play three horns simultaneously. His name came from dreams. When asked about his religious beliefs, he would say: “I’m from the Religion of Dreams”.At the age of 40, Rahsaan suffered a stroke which left him half paralyzed. Despite this, he continued to tour and play music, with the use of only one hand, literally until the day he died.

Q&A with filmmaker Adam Kahan Thursday at 12pm PST. Sign up and Join in the Conversation!

BUSTER WILLIAMS BASS TO INFITINY

Directed by Adam Kahan

Imagine hanging out with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, hearing them jam together, trading riffs, then riffing with words and trading stories. Bird and Diz are gone, but giants still walk among us. One of those giants is Buster Williams. Buster has played with everyone – Miles, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, and on. In this intimate portrait, Buster trades stories, and plays, with some of the world’s greatest musicians – Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride and others, and takes us on a journey through his life, legacy, and America’s greatest art form - the truly universal music called Jazz.

Q&A with filmmaker Adam Kahan Thursday June 20th at 12pm PST Sign up and join in the Conversation!

HOT STUFF- DONNA SUMMER

Directed by Lucía Palacios & Dietmar Post

Fame is greedy. It devours people, skin and all. The documentary Donna Summer – Hot Stuff opens with scenes from a chat show in the 1980s. The host asks what the singer thinks of the cliches about her. ‘Disco diva?’ She just giggles: ‘Tss’. ‘Queen of sex?’ She sighs: ‘Urgh.’ Donna Summer rose to fame in the mid 1970s with her hits ‘Love To Love You Baby’ and ‘I Feel Love’, which feature her softly sung verses and sensual vocalizing over producer Giorgio Moroder’s futuristic Moog synthesizer beats. Fame followed her for the rest of her life. One critic from Time magazine reckoned that Summer simulated 22 orgasms on ‘Love To Love You’, while the record cover showed her in a nightdress. “I felt like a product,” said Summer later. “Like a bottle that someone had stuck a label on.” She did of course contribute to the product. One night, when the line ‘I love to love you’ came to her, she called Moroder. Directors Lucia Palacios and Dietmar Post conducted research for their fascinating film on both sides of the Atlantic. They spoke to the singer’s sister and brother and others who knew her well, like her former partner Peter Mühldorfer and the producer Harold Faltermeyer. Donna Summer’s voice appears frequently like a ghost, recorded during a phone call in November 2011. She says she is ‘good, great’. The interview arranged for the following summer never took place. In May 2012, at the age of 63, the singer died of lung cancer. Donna Summer’s career develops into a struggle for emancipation and control. She moves to LA to advance her success in America. Her album ‘Bad Girls’ is number one in the charts and in total she will sell over 130 million records. But according to Moroder, her label Casablanca Records is a ‘madhouse, piles of drugs, everyone was high at eleven in the morning’. Summer moves to the company newly founded by music mogul David Geffen, but she is soon dropped. ‘She Works Hard For The Money’ is another defiant hit for her. She later lives in Nashville and becomes a committed born-again Christian. Donna Summer deserves a place of honour in pop history’s hall of fame. The DJ and writer Hans Nieswandt rates ‘I Feel Love’ alongside ‘Autobahn’ by Kraftwerk as ‘the most modern song of the seventies’

ALAN VEGA - Live at Rockpalast (1982) / Alan Suicide: Collision Drive (2002)

A film by Lucía Palacios & Dietmar Post

The concert was filmed on June 4th, 1982 at Sartory Säle in Cologne (Germany) during the 82' COLLISION DRIVE tour.

PART 1=Exhibition (16:40 min) The exhibition was filmed on February 15, 2002, at Deitch Projects in New York City.

PART II Conversation (57:33 min) The conversation was filmed on March 16, 2002, at Deitch Projects in New York City. 2022 © play loud! productions

WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL

Directed by Matt Wolf

Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story.

PULP A FILM ABOUT LIFE DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS

Directed by Florian Habicht

Twenty-five years and 10 million album sales since the Britpop band found fame, they return to their hometown for their last ever UK concert.

Q&A with filmmaker Florian Habicht Wednesday July 3rd at 2pm PST - Sign ip and Join in the conversation!

DECONSTRUCTING DAD- RAYMOND SCOTT

Directed by Stan Warmow

“ an enthralling film about pioneering composer and electronic-music pioneer Raymond Scott. Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott tells the story of a truly pivotal figure in 20th-century music whose madly eclectic achievements remain largely obscure. Scott began in the '30s as a swing/big-band composer and conductor, later creating wonderfully weird scores for Hollywood films, cartoons and commercial jingles, and in the third act devoted his life to his first real love, audio technology. A musician-inventor like the more heralded Les Paul, Scott conceived and built literally dozens of electronic musical instruments. Many of his innovations were years ahead of their time, such as his best-known conception, the Electronium, an "instantaneous composition and performance machine." An essential view inside the wonders of creative genius, American-style.”

John Payne—LA Weekly

Q&A with filmmaker Stan Warnow Friday June 21st at 2pm. Sign up and join in the conversation!

DESOLATION CENTER

DESOLATION CENTER is the previously untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla music and art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognized to have paved the way for Burning Man, Lollapalooza and Coachella, collective experiences that have become crucial parts of alternative culture in the 21st century. The feature documentary splices interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Swans, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic and more, documenting a time when pushing the boundaries of music, art, and performance felt like an unspoken obligation.

Directed by Stuart Swezey, the creator and principal organizer of the events, DESOLATION CENTER demonstrates how the risky, and at times even reckless, actions of a few outsiders can unintentionally lead to seismic cultural shifts. Combining Swezey’s exclusive access to never-before-seen archival video, live audio recordings, and stills woven together with new cinematically shot interviews, verité footage and animated sequences, DESOLATION CENTER captures the spirit of the turbulent times from which these events emerged. The timeless power of DIY—do-it-yourself culture—is a recurrent theme throughout the film, spotlighting the true diversity of LA's early punk scene, where alienated young people—white, Latino, black, Asian, LGBTQ—joined together against the militarized police repression of the Reagan-era LAPD that was the backdrop of the film’s events. More than just the story of a series of wild and unorthodox happenings, DESOLATION CENTER holds true the spirit of freedom and possibility that Punk and its clarion call of creative deconstruction embodied.

LIVE STREAM Q+A WITH FILMAKERS STUART SWEZEY AND MARISKA LEYSSIUS AND EDITOR TYLER HUBBY

JANGLING MAN

Directed by James Sharp

Jangling Man is the story of UK-based artist, poet, and Cleaners from Venus frontman Martin Newell.

Regarded by many as an influential figure in the history of cassette culture and DIY recording, Newell has been an integral part of the British music scene since the 1970s, and his music career spans over six decades. He’s been produced by XTC’s Andy Partridge, andwritten for the likes of Captain Sensible of The Damned. Though it would be wrong to call him an "unknown", he has never been directly in the limelight. This film brings to light the amazing career and life work of the artist, who, on top of being the mostpublished contemporary British poet as well as an established gardener, continues to record and release music today. Directed and produced by James Sharp and co-produced and edited by Jim Larson, featuring interviews with Mac DeMarco, XTC’s Dave Gregory, DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith, Cherry Red’s Iain McNay, Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum, and more

JOBRIATH A.D.

Directed by Kieran Turner

is a 2012 American biographical documentary film written, produced and directed by Kieran Turner. The documentary details the rise and fall of the first openly gay rock star Jobriath. The film features commentary by Jerry Brandt, Joe Elliott, Marc Almond, Dennis Christopher, Will Sheff, Justin Tranter, Kristian Hoffman, and Ann Magnuson, and is narrated by Henry Rollins. Jobriath appears in archival footage.

The film tells the story of Jobriath, known as the first openly gay rock star.] It begins when Jobriath was a member of the Los Angeles cast of Hair, where he played the role of Woof. The documentary then moves to New York where Jobriath has re-located and highlights his time with a band called Pidgeon, which quickly disbanded after one album. He then meets talent manager and promoter Jerry Brandt. After hearing some of his music, Brandt becomes his manager and gets him a record deal, reportedly worth $500,000 with Elektra Records. Brandt then starts a massive publicity campaign promoting Jobriath, in New York City and abroad in London and Paris, before anyone had even heard any of his music. Meanwhile, in interviews with the media, Jobriath is introducing himself to the world as "the true fairy of rock 'n' roll". After the release of two albums, his career never takes off, the gay community has shunned him for being too flamboyant and in your face gay, and music critics have basically dismissed him. He leaves the music business and returns to his mother's house for a brief period before moving back to New York where he re-invents himself as Cole Berlin, a cabaret act, performing gigs at piano bars. Shortly thereafter, he dies from AIDS in 1983.

Q&A with filmmaker Keiran Turner Thursday June 27th at 12pm PST. Sign up and join in the zoom conversation.

THE UPSETTER: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

Directed by Ethan HigbeeAdam Bhala Lough

The Upsetter tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee “Scratch” Perry — a visionary Jamaican musician, artist and all around madman — who burst upon the Kingston scene in the ‘50s with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae. He went on to discover a young Bob Marley and gained international recognition as a solo artist and record producer, working with pioneering artists like the Heptones and the Congos. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound. Narrated by Benicio Del Toro, the film captures the essence of a complex, enigmatic figure who was at once a mad genius and a mystic.

BETTER THAN SOMETHING- JAY REATARD

Directed by Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz

For Jimmy Lee Lindsay, known to his fans and detractors as Jay Reatard, life was a race against time. After growing up fast among Memphis crack addicts, he managed to blaze a path through the rough-and-tumble underground rock scene of the early aughts, releasing over 100 singles, EPs and full-length records in fourteen years. Then on January 13, 2010, not yet 30, he died.

With their feature documentary Better Than Something, filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz let Jay tell his own story: a poverty-stricken childhood, teen years spent as a two-fisted tunesmith battling fans and band mates alike, and a short-lived adulthood of focused and relentless productivity.

Jay said "I just try to make as much as I can with the time that I have." By any measure, that is exactly what he did. Better Than Something is both a testament to Jay Reatard's indisputable legacy and a tribute to his vital, thrilling, and all-too-brief life.

Q&A with filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz Thursday June 26th at 1pm PST . Sign up and join in the conversation!

SIR DOUG AND THE GENUINE TEXAS COSMIC GROOVE

Directed by Joe Nick Patoski

Doug Sahm is an unsung hero of Texas music - a wild man musician’s musician and the original cosmic cowboy. Doug played with legends (Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Willie Nelson, Flaco Jiménez) and jumped through genres (blues, psychedelic rock, country & Tex-Mex) with his Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, but his refusal to be pinned down kept him from ever becoming a household name.

Q&A with filmmaker Joe Nick Patoski and producer Alan Berg Friday June 21st at 11am PST Sign up and join in the zoom conversation.

SMITHEREENS

Directed by Susan Seidleman

A 1982 American drama film directed by Susan Seidelman[1] and starring Susan Berman, Brad Rijn (billed as "Brad Rinn"), and Richard Hell.] The film follows a narcissistic, young woman[3] from New Jersey who comes to New York City to join the waning punk subculture, only to find that she's gravitated towards Los Angeles; in order to pay her way across country, she engages in a number of parasitic relationships, shifting her allegiances to new "friends" in an ongoing effort to ultimately endear herself to someone who will finance her desired lifestyle.

LIVE STREAM Q+A WITH ACTRESS SUSAN BERMAN

SCOTT WALKER :30 Century Man

Directed by Stephen Kijak

A 2006 documentary film about Scott Walker. The film gets its title from the Scott 3 song "30 Century Man". It is directed and co-produced by Stephen Kijak, with Grant Gee serving as director of photography. It charts Walker's career in music, with a focus on his songwriting, and features exclusive footage of recording sessions for his most recent album, The Drift including a memorable sequence in which Walker oversees the recording of the punching of a joint of pork, for the percussion on the song Clara. Rock legend David Bowie, who often professed to having been inspired by Walker, acted as executive producer of the film. Actor Gale Harold is one of the associate producers. In addition to Walker himself, interviewees in the film include David Bowie, Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Marc Almond, Alison Goldfrapp, Sting, Dot Allison, Simon Raymonde, Richard Hawley, Rob Ellis, Cathal Coughlan, Johnny Marr, Gavin Friday, Lulu, Peter Olliff, Angela Morley (arranger of Walker's sixties' recordings as Wally Stott), Ute Lemper, Ed Bicknell, Evan Parker, Hector Zazou, Mo Foster, Phil Sheppard, and Peter Walsh.

Q&A with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak Thursday June 20th at 3pm PST. Sign up now to join in on the zoom conversation.

WE ARE X

Directed by Stephen Kijak

From the production team behind the Oscar® winning Searching for Sugar Man comes We Are X, a transcendent rock & roll story about X Japan, the world’s biggest and most successful band you’ve never heard of...yet

Under the enigmatic direction of drummer, pianist, composer, and producer Yoshiki, X Japan has sold over 30 million singles and albums combined––captivating such a wide range of admirers as Sir George Martin, KISS, Stan Lee, and even the Japanese Emperor––and pioneered a spectacle-driven style of visual rock, creating a one-­of­-a-kind cultural phenomenon.

Chronicling the band’s exhilarating, tumultuous and unimaginable history over the past three decades––persevering through personal, physical and spiritual heartache––the film culminates with preparations for their breathtaking reunion concert at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Stephen Kijak (Stones in Exile, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man), We Are X is an astonishingly intimate portrait of a deeply haunted—but truly unstoppable—virtuoso and the music that has enthralled legions of the world’s most devoted fans.

Q&A with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak Thursday June 20th at 3pm. Sign up now to join in the zoom conversation.

THE HOURS AND THE TIMES

It is 1963 and John Lennon flies to Barcelona with The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein for a weekend of relaxation for John. On the flight over they meet air hostess Marianne. John flirts with her and gives her their hotel telephone number.

John asks Brian about gay sex and says that he thinks about it sometimes, but is put off by the thought that it would be painful. They play cards and Brian tells John he is surprised that he brought that up, that he feels awkward about it, that the situation between them is hopeless. John tells him that he finds Brian charming but does not want to have sex with him. He is angry at the thought that everyone they know thinks they are having a sexual relationship. He goes to bed and receives a telephone call from his wife, Cynthia. She says that she misses him, and John says that he misses their son, Julian.

The Hours and Times is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Christopher Münch. Starring David Angus and Ian Hart, it is a fictionalized account of what might have happened during a real holiday taken by John Lennon and The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in 1963

Q&A with filmmaker Christopher Munch Friday June 28th at 2pm PST Sign up and join in the conversation!

FINDING THE FUNK

Directed by Nelson George

is the story of Funk music, an underappreciated, yet Essence genre of American music. In the '70s, built on the rhythms of the James Brown's JBs band, gospel and doo wop vocal harmonies, psychedelic and sci fi imagery, raw sexuality, and a dose of hippie spirit, Funk was music made by bands that jammed together. In the '80s its evolution computers and drum machines pushed Funk forward.

In Finding the Funk many of the key figures (Sly Stone, George Clinton, Boots Collins, Nona Hendrix, Bernie Worrell, Steve Arrington, Maceo Parker, Diamond of the Ohio Players, Mtume) and those they influenced (Shock G, D'Angelo, Mike D, Arthur Baker, Shelia E) tell the story. Amir 'Questlove' Thompson narrates the film and adds his own insights into the music.

Finding the Funk is written and directed by Nelson George, author of critically acclaimed books on black music (Where Did Our Love Go, The Death of Rhythm and Blues, Hip Hop America) and director of documentaries on Misty Copeland (A Ballerina's Tale), baseball legend Willie Mays (Say Hey Willie Mays!), and Michael Jackson (Thriller 40.) He currently writes a Substack titled The Nelson George Mixtape.

Q&A with Filmmaker Nelson George June 14th 11am PST. Sign up now to join in the zoom conversation!

SIRENS

In November, 2008, the New York Times profiled the Accolade, "Saudi Arabia’s first all-girl rock band." The four girls, who didn't show their faces in the photograph accompanying the article, were doing their best to chip away at Saudi taboos regarding women performing onstage, men and women mixing in public, women doing anything outside the home. My brother read the article, and said, "Right now, the Accolade is the greatest rock band in the world." Popular music—be it rock 'n roll, punk rock, heavy metal or hip hop, particularly in their initial introductions into the scene—represents an explicit challenge to authority. When parents, teachers, politicians, and mullahs proclaim this music is "dangerous," they aren't wrong. It is dangerous. It is a threat to their conformist authoritarian status quo. Music is a form of self-expression, and self-expression, once unleashed, can't be silenced, not without a fight. The Accolade had released only one or two singles through their MySpace page, but an entire culture amassed against them, and in their persistence and courage they represented the spirit of rock in almost its Platonic ideal. And so, too, do Slave to Sirens, an all-female thrash metal band based in Lebanon, and the focus of Rita Baghdadi's engaging documentary "Sirens."

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (alternate title: Awesome; I... Shot That!) is a 2006 concert film by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, directed by Adam Yauch under the name Nathaniel Hörnblowér.It was created by giving camcorders to 50 audience members of a sold out concert at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2004. The audience members were instructed to keep the cameras rolling at all times. For a low budget operation, all cameras were returned to the place of purchase for a refund.

BOB AND THE MONSTER

Six years in the making, this documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. BOB AND THE MONSTER crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob's past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney Love, Anthony Kiedis and Flea add texture, but it's the depth of Bob's music, interwoven throughout the film, that illuminates this unforgettable and inspirational story.

THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE

Directed by Marie Losier

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.

OTHER MUSIC

In the summer of 2016, New York City lost a beloved and influential hub of independent music culture. Other Music--located on East 4th Street between Broadway and Lafayette in the heart of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood--was more than just a store that sold CDs, records, tapes and magazines. It was a place where bands were formed, record labels were born and careers were launched. And it was THE place where a generation of New Yorkers at the dawn of the Internet age went to discover groundbreaking music by artists who would go on to become household names and underground icons: Animal Collective, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, the National, Interpol, TV On The Radio, Regina Spektor, William Basinski and countless others.

With more and more record stores, book stores and video stores closing everywhere, the communities that have built up around shops like Other Music are slowly dissipating and migrating to online forums. Nowadays most people are streaming music online rather than purchasing it digitally to download, much less going to stores to buy physical media. As the music industry continues to move in that direction and community hubs like Other Music struggle to remain in existence, we think it is important to celebrate what spaces like these have meant to people in the past-- and how their spirit can live on in an increasingly digital world.

BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORY

Music meets the Mob in this biographical documentary, narrated by Stevie Van Zandt, about the life and career of Bert Berns, the most important songwriter and record producer from the sixties that you never heard of. His hits include “Twist and Shout”, “Hang On Sloopy”, “Here Comes The Night” and “Piece Of My Heart.” He helped launch the careers of Van Morrison and Neil Diamond and produced some of the greatest soul music ever made. Filmmaker Brett Berns brings his late father's story to the screen through interviews with those who knew him best and rare performance footage. Included in the film are interviews with Ronald Isley, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.

LAWRENCE OF BELGRAVIA

Directed by Paul Kelley

As lead singer of the much-loved bands Felt, Denim and Go-Kart Mozart, Lawrence is one of true cult artists of the British indie music scene, without really ever troubling the charts over his 40 year career. First released in 2012, Paul Kelly’s (Saint Etienne’s The London Trilogy, Dexys’ Nowhere is Home) intimate portrait was a labour of love which was eight years in the making. It follows Lawrence between Go Kart Mozart albums, weighed down by the chips on his shoulders while still dreaming of being a pop star who rides in limousines and dates supermodels.

Q&A with filmmaker Paul Kelley & LAWRENCE Wednesday JULY 3RD at 11am PST Sign up and join in the conversation!

MICHAEL DES BARRES- WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO BE

Michael DesBarres' six-decade career as an actor & rock singer is a veritable museum of pop culture: From To Sir, With Love to MacGuyver & over a hundred other TV & film roles, & a diverse music career including brushes with Led Zeppelin, and the Sex Pistols.

Q&A with filmmaker J. Elvis Weinstein and Michael Des Barres July 2nd at 2pm PST Sign up and join in the conversation

DANNY SAYS

The life and times of music manager and publicist Danny Fields, who worked with some of the biggest acts of the '60s and '70s, including the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins, the Stooges and the Ramones.

Q&A with filmmaker Brendan Toller Tuesday June 25th at 12pm PST. Sign up and join in the zoom conversation

IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW- A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

Directed by Stephen Kijak

Featuring rare interviews and never-before-seen archive, If I Leave Here Tomorrow takes viewers on a trip through the history, myth and legend of the greatest American rock band ever!

Q&A with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak Thursday June 20th at 3pm. Sign up now to join in the zoom conversation.

GOOD OL’ FREDA

Directed by Ryan White

Freda Kelly was just a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. Though she had no concept of how far they would go, Freda had faith in The Beatles from the beginning, and The Beatles had faith in her.

History notes that The Beatles were together for 10 years, but Freda worked for them for 11. Many people came in and out of the band's circle as they grew to international stardom, but Freda remained a staple because of her unfaltering loyalty and dedication. As the Beatles' devoted secretary and friend, Freda was there as history unfolded; she was witness to the evolution – advances and setbacks, breakthroughs and challenges – of the greatest band in history.

In GOOD OL’ FREDA, Freda tells her stories for the first time in 50 years. One of few films with the support of the living Beatles and featuring original Beatles music, the film offers an insider perspective on the beloved band that changed the music industry.

Q&A with filmmaker Ryan White Wednesday June 26th at 11am PST. Sign up and join in the zoom conversation.