Greenwich Entertainment has released the first trailer for “Moby Doc,” the surrealist documentary from Rob Balver about the life and career of electronic music artist Moby. Watch the embed above.
“We think that if we have the right amount of money, we have the right amount of recognition, you’ll find perfect human happiness,” Moby says in the trailer. “But I tried, and it didn’t work.”
“My life as a musician has taken me to a lot of very odd places,” Moby added. “Sounds like hyperbole, but music saved me.”
Greenwich also released the poster.
Written, directed and edited by Balver, the film will be guided by narration from Moby himself as he recounts his rise from the underground punk scene to one of the most influential electronic artists ever, fighting addiction (he missed his mom’s funeral because he was passed out drunk) and becoming an activist for...
“We think that if we have the right amount of money, we have the right amount of recognition, you’ll find perfect human happiness,” Moby says in the trailer. “But I tried, and it didn’t work.”
“My life as a musician has taken me to a lot of very odd places,” Moby added. “Sounds like hyperbole, but music saved me.”
Greenwich also released the poster.
Written, directed and edited by Balver, the film will be guided by narration from Moby himself as he recounts his rise from the underground punk scene to one of the most influential electronic artists ever, fighting addiction (he missed his mom’s funeral because he was passed out drunk) and becoming an activist for...
- 4/1/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Greenwich Entertainment announced Thursday that it has picked up the rights to “Moby Doc,” a surrealist documentary from Rob Balver about the life and career of electronic music artist Moby.
Written, directed and edited by Balver, the film will be guided by narration from Moby himself as he recounts his rise from the underground punk scene to one of the most influential electronic artists ever, fighting addiction and becoming an activist for various social causes along the way. The film features interviews with David Lynch, David Bowie and Shepard Fairey, along with concert and archival footage.
“In making ‘Moby Doc,’ Rob and I had two goals,” said Moby. “The first was to make a truly unique music film and the second was to make a film that’s unabashedly honest and vulnerable.”
“Moby Doc” will be the latest in a series of music documentaries released by Greenwich, following the Laurel...
Written, directed and edited by Balver, the film will be guided by narration from Moby himself as he recounts his rise from the underground punk scene to one of the most influential electronic artists ever, fighting addiction and becoming an activist for various social causes along the way. The film features interviews with David Lynch, David Bowie and Shepard Fairey, along with concert and archival footage.
“In making ‘Moby Doc,’ Rob and I had two goals,” said Moby. “The first was to make a truly unique music film and the second was to make a film that’s unabashedly honest and vulnerable.”
“Moby Doc” will be the latest in a series of music documentaries released by Greenwich, following the Laurel...
- 2/25/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Moby, the punk rocker turned electronic music pioneer, is the latest musician to get the documentary treatment.
The artist behind Go, hit album Play and a storming cover of Mission To Burma’s That’s When I Reach For My Revolver, is to be the subject of Moby Doc from Rob Bralver.
Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American distribution rights to the feature doc and will release it in theaters and digital platforms on May 28.
The surrealist biographical documentary is narrated by Moby himself, a man who has appeared in numerous music docs as a talking head. He will reflect on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artist, and from struggling addict to vegan activist.
The film features interviews with David Lynch, David Bowie, and Shepard Fairey along with concert footage, blending re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage.
It will...
The artist behind Go, hit album Play and a storming cover of Mission To Burma’s That’s When I Reach For My Revolver, is to be the subject of Moby Doc from Rob Bralver.
Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American distribution rights to the feature doc and will release it in theaters and digital platforms on May 28.
The surrealist biographical documentary is narrated by Moby himself, a man who has appeared in numerous music docs as a talking head. He will reflect on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artist, and from struggling addict to vegan activist.
The film features interviews with David Lynch, David Bowie, and Shepard Fairey along with concert footage, blending re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage.
It will...
- 2/25/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Charles Bradley‘s final album, Black Velvet, will be released on November 9th via Dunham/Daptone Records.
It comprises new songs that were tracked during the acclaimed soul singer’s recording sessions for his three albums – 2011’s No Time for Dreaming, 2013’s Victim of Love and 2016’s Changes – alongside rarities such as his duet with Larose Jackson, “Luv Jones,” “(I Hope You Find) the Good Life” and an electric version of “Victim of Love.” It also features the late singer’s covers of Nirvana’s “Stay Away,” Neil Young’s...
It comprises new songs that were tracked during the acclaimed soul singer’s recording sessions for his three albums – 2011’s No Time for Dreaming, 2013’s Victim of Love and 2016’s Changes – alongside rarities such as his duet with Larose Jackson, “Luv Jones,” “(I Hope You Find) the Good Life” and an electric version of “Victim of Love.” It also features the late singer’s covers of Nirvana’s “Stay Away,” Neil Young’s...
- 9/6/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
"Everyone should have a musical family." The Orchard has revealed a trailer for a new music documentary called Living on Soul, looking back at the historic Daptone Records. The film is made up mostly of footage from their three-night, sold-out residency at the historic Apollo Theater back in December of 2014, as well as footage from their European tour and other interviews. Some of the key names from Daptone Records include Charles Bradley, Thomas Brenneck, and Sharon Jones. This doc project was also funded on Kickstarter, and co-director Jeff Broadway provides an extensive behind-the-scenes look at how they filmed this and how it all came together. Looks like a groovy, historic music doc filled with plenty of funk and soul. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Cory Bailey & Jeff Broadway's documentary Living on Soul, on YouTube: Filmed during their three-night, sold-out residency at the historic Apollo Theater, this hybrid docu-concert film...
- 10/20/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In December 2014, a group of soul, funk and gospel singers associated with Daptone Records presented a three-night concert at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem that almost literally raised the roof. Now, documentary filmmakers Jeff Broadway and Cory Bailey have chronicled that concert and incorporated some background on many of the performers and musicians. The result, Living on Soul, which had its world premiere at the La Film Festival, is a rousing film that takes on added poignancy as a result of the death of Daptone star Sharon Jones at the end of last year. Among concert films, this has...
- 6/23/2017
- by Stephen Farber
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Other films in programme include Boyhood, Force Majeure, plus world premiere of Jens Lien’s new TV series.
Way Out West, the music and film event in Gothenberg, Sweden that runs Aug 7-9, will host the world premiere of Alexandra Dahlstrom’s All We Have Is Now [pictured], about the band Vulkano. Dahlstrom is a Swedish actress who makes her feature directorial debut.
Other world premieres at Way Out West will be Liza Morberg’s coming of age story Alone Together, about a group of friends on their way to the music festival; Klas Sivertson’s 7 Stripes; and Mia Thermænius’ The Group And The Gentlemen!.
The festival will also offer a gala screening of Ruben Ostlund’s Cannes hit Force Majeure (aka Turist) [a Nordic premiere], plus the Nordic premiere of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. Other titles include Goran Hugo Olsson’s Concerning Violence.
IIn addition to the musical offerings of Motörhead, Outkast, Robyn & Röyksopp, Queens of the Stone Age, Janelle...
Way Out West, the music and film event in Gothenberg, Sweden that runs Aug 7-9, will host the world premiere of Alexandra Dahlstrom’s All We Have Is Now [pictured], about the band Vulkano. Dahlstrom is a Swedish actress who makes her feature directorial debut.
Other world premieres at Way Out West will be Liza Morberg’s coming of age story Alone Together, about a group of friends on their way to the music festival; Klas Sivertson’s 7 Stripes; and Mia Thermænius’ The Group And The Gentlemen!.
The festival will also offer a gala screening of Ruben Ostlund’s Cannes hit Force Majeure (aka Turist) [a Nordic premiere], plus the Nordic premiere of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. Other titles include Goran Hugo Olsson’s Concerning Violence.
IIn addition to the musical offerings of Motörhead, Outkast, Robyn & Röyksopp, Queens of the Stone Age, Janelle...
- 7/23/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Stones Throw Records to self-distribute documentary about the label, featuring interviews with Kanye West and Snoop Dogg.
SXSW documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records is to be taken on a week-long screening tour around the UK at the end of this month.
The film, directed by Jeff Broadway, tells the story of the avant-garde Los Angeles label through a combination of rare live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, home video and photographs.
It also features exclusive interviews with Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common. ?uestlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler, the Creator, Flying Lotus, Dam-Funk and more.
Following its screenings at SXSW this week, Peanut Butter Wolf will head to Europe to screen Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton and host a number of Q&As and special DJ events.
Confirmed screenings include:
March 31: Glasgow Film Theatre
Q&A screening + live event at...
SXSW documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records is to be taken on a week-long screening tour around the UK at the end of this month.
The film, directed by Jeff Broadway, tells the story of the avant-garde Los Angeles label through a combination of rare live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, home video and photographs.
It also features exclusive interviews with Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common. ?uestlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler, the Creator, Flying Lotus, Dam-Funk and more.
Following its screenings at SXSW this week, Peanut Butter Wolf will head to Europe to screen Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton and host a number of Q&As and special DJ events.
Confirmed screenings include:
March 31: Glasgow Film Theatre
Q&A screening + live event at...
- 3/7/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Stones Throw Records, which has been releasing critically acclaimed records for the past 20 years, will be showcasing their documentary "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records," in designated locations across North America beginning February 26. The tour will conclude with screenings at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival. Following some of these screenings will be special Q&A presentations by the record label's Peanut Butter Wolf and/or with the director of the documentary, Jeff Broadway. After-parties featuring performances by Stones Throw artists such as J.Rocc, Jonwayne and Knx are also scheduled for after the screenings. "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records" chronicles the journey of the record label and contains original interviews, rare concert footage, photography and interviews with the many artists that made Stones Throw the acclaimed label it is today. Appearing in the film are Peanut Butter Wolf and artists Kanye West,...
- 2/21/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Photograph courtesy of Gatling Pictures.Featuring interviews with Ben Harper, John Medeski, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Mike Watt (The Stooges), Les Claypool (Primus), and Seth Mnookin (a Vanity Fair contributor), Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story tracks the life and career of Morphine front man Mark Sandman. Morphine, whose members achieved the status of cult heroes during the band’s 10 years of existence, formed in Boston in 1989. Known for their distinctly woozy sound, classified by critics as “low rock” (but described by Sandman as “fuck rock”), the group abandoned traditional rock instrumentation in favor of slide bass, multiple saxophones, and drums. The music stopped, however, when Sandman died of a heart attack onstage during a show in Italy in 1999. His last words were: “Thanks, Palestrina. It’s a beautiful night. It’s great to be here and I want to dedicate a super-sexy song to all of you.
- 4/15/2011
- Vanity Fair
Previously known as Sandman: At Your Service, the upcoming documentary about the life of iconic bassist Mark Sandman and his trio Morphine is finally complete and priming itself for a run on the festival circuit. And with things now wrapped up the film has been rechristened as Cure For Pain: The Mark Sandman Story - a far superior title, I think you'll agree - and released a new trailer.
Cure For Pain examines the life and work of Mark Sandman, deceased frontman of Boston "low rock" band Morphine. From his Newton, Mass., roots to his travels across America and around the globe, Sandman left an indelible imprint as one of the most distinctive musicians of his generation. Along with revisiting the "unique and sultry sound" of his music, Cure For Pain explores the meaning of family through this critically praised and personally conflicted singer, songwriter and innovative instrumentalist.
The...
Cure For Pain examines the life and work of Mark Sandman, deceased frontman of Boston "low rock" band Morphine. From his Newton, Mass., roots to his travels across America and around the globe, Sandman left an indelible imprint as one of the most distinctive musicians of his generation. Along with revisiting the "unique and sultry sound" of his music, Cure For Pain explores the meaning of family through this critically praised and personally conflicted singer, songwriter and innovative instrumentalist.
The...
- 10/19/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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