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The Eighth edition of the In-Edit.Beefeater International Music Documentary Festival will pay homage to the duo of directors D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus

The eighth edition of In-Edit.Beefeater, which will take place in Barcelona from October 28^th to November 7^th 2010, will pay a well-deserved homage to D.A. PENNEBAKER and CHRIS HEGEDUS, an integral duo in the history of music documentaries.

D.A. PENNEBAKER and CHRIS HEGEDUS form one of the most respected documentary-making teams in history. Known for their discreet, unobtrusive style, in which the cameras are mere spectators, they neither direct the action towards a pre-established script nor conduct interviews in search of information. Armed with nothing but their cameras and the light at their disposal, they become observers of reality. As such, the action is the star of their documentaries center and not the directors. The result: an honest portrait of real personalities. 

The duo has been awarded the D.W. Griffith prize for best documentary and received an Oscar nomination for the film: The War Room, which followed the first campaign of future U.S president Bill Clinton, in 1994. Their latest film, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, co-directed by Nick Doob and produced by HBO received three nominations for Primetime Emmy prizes, including one in the category of "Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Program". 

In-Edit.Beefeater can already reveal some of the documentaries that will form the nucleus of the homage, alongside the confirmed presence of D. A. PENNEBAKER and CHRIS HEGEDUS in Barcelona. The full content of this section, which is bigger than usual, will be completed a little nearer to the time. In-Edit.Beefeater will collaborate with Filmoteca de Catalunya in order to show more documentaries, including some that are not strictly music-based.

 

BOB DYLAN :: DON'T LOOK BACK

Defined as “the best music documentary in history”. The author of Monterrey Pop takes us on tour with Bob Dylan in England in 1967, the time in which the folk legend ascended to the rank of icon of the first order. Less unsociable than usual, radiant and impeccably cool, this is the closest to Dylan anyone has ever been. Trailer

MONTEREY POP

This film documents the Monterrey Pop Festival of 1967. Among Pennebaker’s cameramen, we find other great documentary makers such as Richard Leacock and Albert Maysles. The tape includes performances by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Hugh Masekela, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, The Mamas & the Papas, The Who and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. In addition to its undoubted musical interest, the film also reveals the transition between the mod and hippy movements that shook American society. Trailer

ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a documentary shot in 1973 that captures the concert by David Bowie and his band The Spiders from Mars at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon. Pennebaker originally intended to go to London to shoot a few songs but when he saw the first of the two concerts programmed in London he realized that “there was enough material to shoot a feature film.” The documentary also constitutes the last filming of David Bowie’s alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Trailer

101 

Depeche Mode was preparing for the last concert following the 100 that made up the group’s incredible world tour. It’s this concert - number 101 in the tour – at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium, that fans of the band who have won a competition, will cross the whole of the U.S by bus to attend, in order to accompany Martin Gore and David Gahan’s band in a much-anticipated moment. Trailer

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In-Edit Beefeater presents DJ Don Letts and screens 3 music documentaries at Montjuic by Night 2010 (July, 3rd)

Montjuic by Night is not all about concerts; this years event will also host In-Edit Beefeater, the music documentary festival, Barcelona who will screen two of the most distinguished documentaries from the last edition of In-Edit Festival 2009, ‘Soul Power ‘ and ‘New York 77 the Coolest Year in Hell’ followed by the Spanish premiere of ‘Supersonic Sound: The Rebel Dread’ The festival also presents a session by the star of the documentary himself Mr Don Letts, the key figure of punk!

 

In-Edit Beefeater has converted the entrance of the CaixaFórum into an open-air cinema where music will be the star of the night.

 

20:00h Don Letts DJ

22:00h Soul Power (cine)

23:30h NY 77 The Coolest Year in Hell (cine)

01:00h Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread (cine)

 

Furthermore, at Montjuic de Nit, another 12 stages run by the main music festivals of the city will book the mountain of the best live music and many museums in the area will open their doors by night. All for free (more info at www.bcn.cat/canalcultura)

 

Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread (Dir. R.Erichsen & E.Dallal / UK / 2009 / 45 min)

Don Letts is a well-known hero on the British music scene. Letts exclusively said ‘Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread’ is about his legacy that reflects the history of bass in the United Kingdom and his struggle for identity, being first generation black British. A journey of dub and reggae, crossing hip-hop and dubstep, travelling through the legendary first punk club of the mid 70’s, ‘The Roxy’.  A cultural, musical and personal voyage through the past and present.

 

NY77: The coolest year in hell (Dir. Henry Corra / USA / 2007 / 87min)

The birth of punk, disco music and hip hop are embraced.  The blackout, the heat wave and the elections for Mayor are thrown in. Shake! The result is the most breathtaking and exiting year ever in New York told with a strong rhythm, visually extra cool.

 

Soul Power (Dir. Jeffrey Levy-Hinte / USA / 2008 / 92 min)

The apex of Black Power. When we were kings explored the fight between Muhammad Ali and Foreman in 1974, and here Zaire 74, the previous festival is documented. James Brown, Miriam Makeba, B.B. King and more, all black and proud.