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DELIA DERBYSHIRE
THE MYTHS & LEGENDARY TAPES

New, stunningly rendered cinematic portrait of the pioneering electronic musician and BBC Radiophonic Workshop member who famously conceived the original Doctor Who TV theme

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DEVIL’S PIE: D’ANGELO
Australian Premiere

Whether filmed in the studio or on stage, this invigorating new documentary gets closer than most have before to a complexly guarded character and r'n'b/soul's much heralded 'Black Messaiah'

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MR. SOUL!
Exclusive Sydney Season

So the Revolution was televised! Mixing fantastic music performances and Black politics, Ellis Haizlip's New York SOUL! show was America’s first “Black Tonight Show”. This is the story.

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WHERE LOVE LIVES
Powerhouse Late - Free Screening

Celebrating queerness, finding a tribe, unfettered expression & dancefloor culture's enduring power to embrace & liberate, this Glitterbox film is free to enjoy in the museum's deco cinema

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PRINCE SIGN O’ THE TIMES
Exclusive Australian Season

After years trying to license it Groovescooter finally unveil an Exclusive Australian Cinema Season of "one of the greatest concert movies ever made" by one of the world's greatest musicians

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A NIGHT AT SWITCH N’ PLAY
+ Love & Revolution: Candy Royalle

New York's messy, non-binary home of queer performance is the focus of this feature documentary screening alongside a homage to the late/great Sydney queer poetry priestess, Candy Royalle

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NEVER STOP: A MUSIC THAT RESISTS
The Story of Techno

Fascinating insights into four techno musical trailblazers – Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills – and one city: Detroit. This is history. It's also the future.

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JOHN MORALES
DISCO CONFESSIONS

Australian Premiere. Responsible for more than 700 mixes during the ‘70s and ‘80s (and still going strong), John Morales is a bonafide dance music legend.

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MIGUELITO
The Lost Salsa Singer

The story of a salsa singer whose whereabouts have remained a mystery since the '70s, unfolds beautifully as NY record producer Harvey Averne and filmmaker/DJ Sam Zubrycki investigate

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STRANGE TENNANTS
SKA'D FOR LIFE

A new documentary about the 2-Tone inspired, politically-driven Australian ska legends, the band also join us to play live at the outdoor Sydney Premiere screening.

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TEDDY PENDERGRASS
IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME

Arguably Philly Soul's greatest male singer, Teddy stirred the hearts, souls and loins of a generation with unforgettable songs, many of which were wrongly credited to Harold Melvin

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RUDEBOY
The Story of Trojan Records

The story of Trojan Records, a visually stunning account of ska and the power of music to break down cultural barriers and change lives from Jamaica, to London + beyond

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ZAPPA – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Frank Zappa

Unfettered access to the Zappa Vault, finds director Alex Winter turning out a hugely entertaining new documentary that is completely in tune with the subject's maximilist spirit

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TROUBLE MAN
Marvin + Motown Celebrations

Celebrating Motown's 60th Birthday and Marvin Gaye's 80th Anniversary, a special screening of Blaxploitation classic Trouble Man.

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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
BEYOND THE NOTES

Documentary about one of the most important record labels in the history of jazz and contemporary African-American music.

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