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Desire: The Carl Craig Story

Synopsis

At once a portrait of techno producer Carl Craig and a love letter to his city of Detroit, Desire: The Carl Craig Story lays out the vast backdrop of artists and venues who played a part in the rise of Craig’s massive, genre-defying career
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
Jean-Cosme Delaloye
Producer
Dan Wechsler, Andreas Roald
Editor
Kenneth Wachtel
Screenwriter
Jean-Cosme Delaloye
Director of Photography
Fábio Erdos
Sound
Jorge Sierra
Composer
Featuring Original Music by Carl Craig
Principal cast
With contributions from: Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, DJ Minx, Kenny Larkin, Roni Size, Jon Dixon
Music Editors
Mirko Loko, Ladislav Agabekov

Genre

Music Black Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Switzerland co-production

Sovereign Films (UK), Bord Cadre Films (CH)

Sovereign Films

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