The past and future of music, C. Tangana and Little Richard, will cover the more than 60 titles that In-Edit, the musical documentary film festival, will present in its 21st edition, a journey with seasons like music electronics, the phenomenon of the machine, the intra-history of Pink Floyd as well as a tour of various vertices of national artists, without forgetting the memory of music legends such as Nick Cave, Cindy Lauper, Marc Bolan or the New York Dolls.
The festival will kick off on October 26 with This excessive ambition, a journey through 4 years of the life of C. Tangana that narrates the gestation of the album El madrileño and the subsequent Sin Cantar ni afinar tour. The story, directed by Santos Bacana, Cristina Trenas and Rogelio González, addresses the artistic and business ambition of the musician who set out to carry out the most spectacular tour that had ever been carried out in Castilian pop. A presentation that, like all screenings, will take place at the Mooby Aribau cinemas and will be attended by both the directors and the protagonist of the story.
The closing, on November 5, will be for Little Richard, the architect of rock'n'roll, a multifaceted artist whose career is reviewed in the documentary I am everything, delving into the mysteries and contradictions of this queer icon, Bible seller and inimitable singer.
“We have seen more films than ever,” highlighted Toni Querol, coordinator of the artistic department, highlighting the high quality of the films, particularly those of Catalan and Spanish production. In this section, the presence in the official section of Maqkina stands out, a review of the rise of machine music in the 90s in Catalonia, as well as Break Nation, on the rise of break beat in Andalusia around the same time. Some stories that are completed with the screening of 'Whoever does not consider themselves a good makinero, leave the room' within the selection "La Barcelona de los 90".
Flamenco will be represented in the official section with the story of Fernanda and Bernarda, two of the main representatives of gypsy singing, and Riqueni, the struggle of guitarist Rafael Riqueni to overcome his problems with alcoholism and mental health. While Revolutionary Quartet, l'enigma Robert Gerhard recovers the figure of the Catalan composer, one of the most relevant of the 20th century and a precursor of electronic music, on a journey led by the Gerhard Quartet, a string group that will be present during the documentary screening.
The official international section presents eight documentaries united by the idea that “music is the human expression that best allows us to explain ourselves,” as Toni Querol has explained. Among these titles, Peter Doherty: Stranger in my own skin stands out, made from home and tour videos recorded over a decade by the artist's partner, the director Katia deVidas, showing his conflicts derived from a self-destructive personality. Another type of fight, for racial equality, is the one that Max Roach had to carry out, protagonist of The drum also watches, companion of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk in the 40s and 50s. Jazz also sounds in Music for black pigeons, a journey through 14 years of musical encounters by the Danish guitarist and composer Jakob Bro, while Pianoforte takes us by the hand to attend the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, one of the most prestigious. and demanding, hand in hand with the title contenders.
And we must not forget in this section Squaring the circle: the story of hipgnosis, directed by Anton Corbijn, which delves into the creative studio responsible for the album covers of legendary bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, UFO or Paul McCartney. A documentary that fans of Gilmour, Waters and company will be able to complete in the Panorama section with Have you got it?, the most complete review of the figure of Syd Barrett, the evil member of Pink Floyd who left the group due to mental problems of the.
He won't be the only big name that will be heard in this section. Angelheaded hipster: The songs of Marc Bolan
No less interesting are the proposals of the National Panorama, with the punk legend Manolo Kabezabolo, the story of the deaf dancer La Singla, who achieved international fame from the beach of Somorrostro, or Morente
