Doc'n Roll Festival

Season

Please note : this season finished in July 2018

We're delighted to welcome UK music film festival Doc'n Roll to Bristol with a selection of engaging music documentaries alongside Q&As with some of the filmmaking and musical talent involved.

Doc n Roll festival celebrates music subcultures by providing a unique platform to support their cinematic expressions. If you are passionate about independent film and music, join us of this season of music documentaries as they were designed to be seen - LOUD.

Previous screenings in this season

Chasing 'Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

18 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in July 2018

Film

Documentarian John Scheinfeld gives jazz titan John Coltrane his cinematic due in this comprehensive and engrossing look at the most accomplished tenor sax player and jazz composer the world has ever seen.

The Wedding Present: Something Left Behind + Director Q&A

18 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in June 2018

Film

The story of The Wedding Present's much-heralded 1987 debut album George Best, exploring the 30 year lifespan of a record that has come to define youth in the minds of so many and has been labelled the greatest break-up album of all time.

Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

18 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in June 2018

Film

This extraordinary documentary about the legendary Queen Of Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald - looks at the secret behind her timeless voice that could melt chocolate.

About A Badly Drawn Boy + Director Q&A

18 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in June 2018

Film

This in-depth documentary all about musician Damon Gough (AKA Badly Drawn Boy) looks at the legacy of his iconic and Mercury Prize winning album The Hour of Bewilderbeast, eighteen years after its original release in 2000.

George Michael: Freedom - The Director's Cut

18 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in June 2018

Film

Described as a “modern day Elvis” by Liam Gallagher, any fan of George Michael will be interested in this documentary revealing how he became one of the biggest pop stars of the world.

The Inertia Variations

15 Doc'n Roll Festival

Please note: This was screened in June 2018

Film

This moving documentary gives meaningful insight into the life and work of The The's Matt Johnson as he struggles with creative inertia whilst facing the challenge of writing new work.

Previous screenings in this season

Chasing 'Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

The Wedding Present: Something Left Behind + Director Q&A

Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

About A Badly Drawn Boy + Director Q&A

George Michael: Freedom - The Director's Cut

The Inertia Variations

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