Scopitone
Overview of films
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How They Got Over
Robert Clem | 87' | USA | European premiere
Rock ‘n’ roll’s roots aren’t just rhythm and blues, but go much further back to 1930s gospel quartet music. A surfeit of musical -
How We Played the Revolution
In the mid-1980s the Lithuanian theatrical rock band Antis became so popular that their influence instigated a Singing Revolution throughout their cou -
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story
Jessica Leski | 96' | Australia | None
A fascinating, moving documentary about the boy band phenomenon and an ode to fan girls, and their endearing coming-of-age stories. -
Inside the Mind of Favela Funk
Elise Roodenburg, Fleur Beemster | 68' | Netherlands | World premiere
Favela funk is pornographic and explicit, both in terms of its lyrics and dance moves. Moreover, the scene is dominated by men, often gangsters. Songs -
It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter
Chusy | 80' | USA | International premiere
Well-established yet unknown songwriters in Nashville talk about their craft and explain why this city in particular is so musical. -
It Must Make Peace
Paul R. Chandler, Brian David Melnyk | 123' | Mali | European premiere
Mali, the ‘birthplace of music’, is so oppressed by religious strife that its culture is dying. Few can still play the traditional instruments. Global -
Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80s
Alessandro Melazzini | 62' | Germany | None
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET -
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
Sara Fishko | 88' | USA | European premiere
From 1957 to 1965, Life Magazine photo journalist W. Eugene Smith was obsessed with bebop and free jazz. He aimed his camera almost exclusively at… -
Keyboard Fantasies
Posy Dixon | 63' | Belgium | None
The soulful life story of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, for whom recognition as a visionary musician came late in life. -
De koning van de Nederlandstalige rock & roll
Bastiaan Bosma | 33' | Netherlands | World premiere
Obscure singer-songwriter Ricky de Sire lives for his music. His aim: to make the best Dutch-language rock ‘n’ roll ever. -
The Last Song Before the War
This documentary takes us back to the cradle of popular music. In the midst of the Malian desert, under the most unlikely circumstances, an annual… -
Live from UB
Lauren Knapp | 82' | Mongolia | European premiere
Western pop music, from The Beatles to Nirvana, only seeped through piecemeal to Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, over the last decades. Today it