Music and film are inseparable dance partners, and
films about music make for some of the most compelling cinema
created. Feel the big screen rocking, grooving, or growling the
blues with this medley of movies that will set your toes tapping
and make your heart sing.
A rockin' portrait of Levon Helm, legendary drummer-vocalist of
The Band, still on the road 30 years after The Last
Waltz.
Actor Michael Rappaport's engrossing doco traces the sometimes
troubled history of beloved progressive hip-hop trailblazers A
Tribe Called Quest.
Rolf de Heer's (Ten Canoes) 1991 classic follows a jazz
fan from outback Australia to the clubs of Paris, where he meets
his idol, played by Miles Davis.
Highly stylised 'pop art film' based on Cry Bloxsome's novel
showcases Aussie indie music and bands including Tortoiseshell,
Fergus Broown and Kids at Risk (whose frontman Septimus Caton
stars).
This doco celebrates John Lennon's life and the city that was
his refuge and inspiration; includes previously unseen concert
outtakes and studio recordings.
Music-packed portrait of much-loved South African singer and
activist Miriam Makeba.
This adrenalin-fuelled, infectious homage to Alexandria's
musical counterculture stars Egyptian heartthrob Khaled Abol
Naga.
This inspiring documentary about musical legend and political
activist Harry Belafonte is puntuated by outstanding archival
footage.