MON 2 SEPT
The Muse ART GALLERY
269 Portobello Road, W11 1LR
Rock & Roll and Revolution
6 pm
Chris Salewicz introduces Beats Of Freedom
Visually stunning, the award-winning Beats of Freedom is the story of how Polish rock’n’roll helped bring down communism.
Directed by Wojciech Słota and Leszek Gnoiński, and narrated by Chris Salewicz (in English, as is the film largely…), the 73-minute documentary contains previously unseen archive footage of the Iron Curtain Polish music scene, much quite shocking; included are extraordinary, hilarious secret police reports on hippies and punks.
The most popular cinematically-released documentary in Poland ever, Beats of Freedom encapsulates a vital missing element of world popular culture. (Wojciech Słota and Leszek Gnoiński) The story of how Punk Rock brought down Communism with previously unseen footage of extraordinary, hilarious secret police reports on hippies and punks. The most popular cinematically-released documentary in Poland ever encapsulating a vital missing element of world popular culture.
Not A Rock Doc:The Sharks Story w/lead singer Snips
This Is Not A Rock - Doc Legendary British guitarist Chris Spedding and enigmatic frontman Snips trace the fall and rise of their cult seventies band, the Sharks from the Marquee Club to... wherever. Introduced by Snips (Stephen Parsons)
The Essex Boys Tapes
Dir Ryan Claffey (75 mins)
Pat Tate is released from prison, penniless and upset that Tony Tucker has advanced while he's been locked away.
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