Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

Directed by Daniel Roher

This Scorsese-produced love letter sits down with frontman Robbie Robertson, who reminisces about The Band’s career as both Bob Dylan’s …

The Last Waltz

One of the greatest concert films ever made sees The Band teaming up with a slew of like-minded heavy hitters …

Lisbon Beat

Directed by Vasco Viana, Rita Maia

This pulsating film tracks the musical explorations of a crew of Lisbon music producers from diverse backgrounds—immigrants from Angola, São …

Who Let the Dogs Out

Directed by Brent Hodge

In this hilarious, unpredictable mystery-doc, Ben Sisto digs deep into the origins of the Baha Men’s 2000 global-smash track “Who …

Amazing Grace

Directed by Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack

This unbelievable two-day gospel concert film sees Aretha Franklin at her captivating best—and will come to be known as one …

Gimme Shelter

Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

This tragic, harrowing film follows the Rolling Stones on their 1969 US tour, which ended with the violent debacle at …

The Harder They Come

Directed by Perry Henzell

Reggae star Jimmy Cliff stars in this unforgettable film that introduced the effervescent, uplifting music to the West and became …

Mr. Jimmy

Directed by Peter Michael Dowd

As a teenager Akio Sakurai, the son of a Tokyo kimono tailor, became obsessed with Led Zeppelin. He carried the …

You Gave Me a Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

Directed by Kenny Dalsheimer

This loving portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard, replete with performances from her long career and interviews with key …

Other Music

Directed by Puloma Basu, Rob Hatch-Miller

Forward-thinking NYC institution Other Music—known for their plucky spirit and encyclopedic knowledge (and stocking) of outside-the-mainstream music—is the focus of …

Patrinell: The Total Experience

Directed by Andrew Elizaga, Tia Young

Crowned “Seattle’s First Lady of Gospel,” by the Seattle Times, Reverend Patrinell “Pat” Wright left the segregated South in 1964 …

NW Music Video Showcase

Directed by Various

The Northwest has a strong tradition in music video creation, and we celebrate it with an evening of music videos …

Where Does a Body End?

Directed by Marco Porsia

Michael Gira and his band Swans are one of industrial music’s heaviest and most emotionally shattering groups. Filmmaker Porsia went …

The Unicorn

Directed by Isabelle Dupuis, Tim Geraghty

In 1974, outsider musician Peter Grudzien made the first openly-gay country album, pressing 500 copies and selling few. Rediscovered in …