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- DirectorAJ SchnackStarsKurt CobainEvan FortinNathan StreifelIn this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad's interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain's Washington state homes and haunts.
- ShortDirectorPaul ClarkeStarsAaron PedersenBackburning is a short film about one of Australia's most iconic rock bands Midnight Oil. This film captures the calm before the storm, as Midnight Oil reunite in the red centre of Australia to make plans. Their conviction and drive made them a singular force in music until their singer chose to become a Member of Parliament: a decision that ultimately caused the band to fall silent for 15 years. Backburning provides a unique insight into the moment when Midnight Oil first regroup in this place which has always been special to them. Backburning also recaps Midnight Oil's history, through archive footage, band interviews and Aaron Pedersen's narration. We meet them at the very beginning - when Peter Garrett still had hair - as they form on Sydney's Northern Beaches during a tumultuous time in Australian history. We revisit how they forged their fierce and uncompromising reputation - with power and passion.
- DirectorPaul ClarkeStarsJudy DavisAlice CooperGermaine GreerMother of Rock: Lillian Roxon shines a light into the decadent world of Max's Kansas City, a tiny underground club in New York, and Lillian Roxon's place in documenting the emerging rock revolution as it rolled over the US in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsBerry GordySmokey RobinsonStevie WonderDocumentary film that focuses on the period beginning with the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s.
- DirectorGreg 'Freddy' CamalierStarsRick HallAretha FranklinKeith RichardsA documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".
- DirectorAlison EllwoodStarsThe Go-Go'sCharlotte CaffeyElissa BelloThe Go-Go's are the most successful female rock band of all time. This documentary chronicles the meteoric rise of a band born of the LA punk scene that not only captured but created a zeitgeist.
- DirectorLiam FirmagerStarsSuzi QuatroGermaine GreerCherie CurrieStory of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsBarry GibbMaurice GibbRobin GibbAn exploration of the history of the Bee Gees, featuring revealing interviews with oldest brother Barry Gibb, and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice.
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsMichael HutchenceDennis FarrissINXSA documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.
- DirectorBrett MorgenStarsDavid BowieTrevor BolderKen FordhamA cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.
- DirectorPiers DennisStarsRebecca Lucy TaylorCharles WatsonFor 10 years Charles and Rebecca have been Slow Club, it's all they've known since they were 18 - but conflicting perspectives around success and the future now push them apart.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsSam RileySamantha MortonCraig ParkinsonA profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsLee BrilleauxWilko JohnsonJohn MartinDr Feelgood, a rock'n'roll band from Canvey Island in the '70s, revolutionized the genre with their No 1 chart success and impact on Europe and America.
- DirectorSam DunnStarsBilly GibbonsDusty HillFrank BeardThe story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
- DirectorSam DunnScot McFadyenStarsGeddy LeeAlex LifesonNeil PeartAn in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
- DirectorDale HeslipStarsJillian MaryonovichScott AppletonGerry BaradAn account of the final tour of the band Rush, including in-depth interviews with members of the band, the crew, and various fans.
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsNeil ArmstrongMick AvoryRon Blair"Runnin' Down A Dream," a film directed by cinema legend Peter Bogdanovich, is the story of one of America's great rock and roll bands told as never before.
- DirectorTom O'DellStarsMichael LydonSam CulterRonnie SchneiderThe decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn't end. The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsIan AndersonGlenn CornickClive BunkerThe Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was filmed before a live audience at a North London TV studio.
- DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorWhen three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsJoe StrummerSteve JonesMick JonesAs the front man of the Clash from 1977, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before.
- DirectorSonia AndersonStarsDavid BowieAngie BowieBreege CollinsCombining footage from interviews with the late great David Bowie and contributions from those who knew him personally, this documentary celebrates the illustrious life of one of the greatest artists to ever grace the stage.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsDavid Bowie
- DirectorMat WhitecrossStarsAndy SerkisTom HughesClifford SamuelA biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
- DirectorChris PerkelStarsClive DavisSimon CowellJimmy IovineA look at the life and work of music producer, Clive Davis.