Una banda de chicas
This is your chance to explore Buenos Aires’ electrifying nightlife from the angle of the contemporary female music scene.
83'
Argentina
IFFR 2019
To her own amazement, at the age of 31 director Jessica Leski became a big fan of a boy band called One Direction. She decided to make a documentary about the phenomenon of boy bands: where did this craze come from, and how does it affect people? Leski followed fans from different generations, such as Elif (16), who's mad about One Direction, and twenty-something Sadia, who mailed a newsletter about Backstreet Boys to 12,000 subscribers at the age of 12. And Dara from Australia, who was crazy about Take That – even going into therapy when it got out of hand. Finally Susan, aged 64, was and still is a huge Beatles fan.
Interviews, animations and home videos show what it's like to be a super fan. These women collect clippings and posters and fantasize about their favourite band members. Leski's film is much more than an amusing record of hysterical, screaming teenagers; it's a poignant coming-of-age story about empowerment and not caring what anyone else thinks.
Scopitone Café, free admission
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Every night a different music genre, explored in a unique setting with live extras. What links these documentaries is their attention to social background.
Read more about this programmeThis is your chance to explore Buenos Aires’ electrifying nightlife from the angle of the contemporary female music scene.
83'
Argentina
IFFR 2019
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80'
Canada
IFFR 2019
Swiss documentary about two Pakistani men trying to get closer to God. One through prayer, the other through music.
84'
Switzerland
IFFR 2019