music
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IDFA 2012: Emotions
Music as inspiration and the effects of musicophilia. Can music change people? Yes. Sometimes. Very Rarely. Just like love.
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NEW SOUTH AFRICAN TALENT: Lots to Explore
Two South African film students made a feature-length music documentary on a budget of only one thousand euros and it was well received at the Encounters Festival. Lots of issues to explore but no money for production is the reality for these new filmmakers
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Boy looking at himself for the first time
A child in front of the mirror, looking at himself. A small boy not old enough to know that he is looking at himself.
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A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Glennie is a Grammy-winning classical percussionist whose solo work is unrivalled. She is also profoundly deaf. For Evelyn, sound is palpable and rhythm is the basis of everything. Without vibration, there is nothing. From silence to music, sound is felt through every sense in our bodies.
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Founders of Malombo jazz
A film about Malombo jazz, as played and practised by one particular group, the Three Malombo Men.
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Music of Cuba
Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder
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A portrait of the tabla player, percussionist and world musician Zakir Hussain
“A rhythm experience” is the subtitle Lutz Leonhardt uses for his 90-minute film Zakir and his Friends. A very precise term for this beautiful music film that takes you very far from the MTV experience.