Acclaimed filmmaker Chris Smith (Wham!, Fyre, 100 Foot Wave, and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond) captures the gloriously radical spirit that is DEVO – a rare band founded by a philosophy; a Dada experiment of high art meets low, hellbent on infiltrating American popular culture. Through never-before-seen archival and interviews with Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, and Jerry Casale, Devo relishes in the highs, lows, surreal moments and incredible performances of a 50-year career, embracing the spectacle of the band from their lo-fi beginnings to pioneers of the music video in the early days of MTV’s cultural dominance.
Band members are open with their memories and archives, charting their origins as Kent State University arts students shaped by the activism of the late 1960s. Following the 1970 massacre on their campus, the band’s concept of cultural “De-Evolution” turned from satirical humor to urgent social commentary, and what began as subversive counterprogramming to KSU’s 1973 arts festival would go on to warn of, comment on, and reflect back the absurdism of the late 20th century. Finding mainstream success at the height of 1980s consumerism, Devo soundtracked the De-Evolution they’d long predicted – and influenced a 21st century they’d have never believed.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Premieres - World premiere
A Stitch In Time is a children's comedy drama. A nine-year-old headstrong girl with an amazing imagination, makes up stories, which drives her stay-at-home Dad mad and irritates her work weary mum. But her eccentric granddad loves it, because he makes things up too... or does he?
Barbara adjusts to her new life behind bars, her crimes start to haunt her. Her new cellmate Evelyn is about to start an obsessive and ghostly friendship with her, one that Barbara cannot escape from...
Two upstart rock stars desecrate Grove Passage in London. Completing their journey in Chinatown, they end up roaming the streets of Soho in search of a greater purpose.
Run by Chris Smith, the Kluster Rooms was a recording space at Cable Street Studios - an old sweet factory in Limehouse. It was home to writers, filmmakers, musicians, and a record label.
Music video taken from the 'Josephine' EP. A young man who is addicted to watching TV goes insane after becoming obsessed with a colleague. He disfigures himself and starts a rampage.
Short experimental film in black & white. A young girl learns to appreciate her beauty through the help of a mysterious stranger... Will this be the key to her happiness?
A young girl is overshadowed by her sister, a brilliant ballerina who died before she was born. Her sister comes back and releases her from her shadow.
Medieval England has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. In this apocalyptic world filled with fear and superstition, a fearsome knight, and his band of mercenaries seek out a young monk, Osmund, to lead them through the black marshes. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer, Langiva, rumoured to be able to breathe life into the dead.
But after Langiva reveals her true Satanic identity and offers Osmund his heart's desire, the horror of his real journey begins.
