DOC'N'ROLL FESTIVAL RETURNS!

DOC'N'ROLL FESTIVAL RETURNS!

The DOC'N'ROLL film festival returns this Autumn for its tenth outing.

The festival returns to cinemas across the capital and beyond, screening the latest documentary offerings from the world of music, including several world and UK premieres.

Covering a wide range of genres, screenings likely to interest Vive Le Rock readers include the UK premiere of Mutiny In Heaven, director Ian White's film about The Birthday Party, narrated exclusively by the band members themselves...

The world premiere of Free Party: A Folk History focusing on the 90s rave scene and events leading up to the infamous Castle Morton free festival...

Not A Rock-Doc: A Shark's Tale, telling the story of ill-fated but since reunited 70s rockers Sharks, featuring Chris Spedding and Stephen 'Snips' Parsons...

The Skids: Resolution/Revolution, about the legendary Dunfermline punks...

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (pictured), Andrew Reich's film about the extremely underrated and influential brotherly West Coast rockers, with contributions from the likes of Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Mark Arm, Lou Barlow and Keith Morris...

Rock Chicks - I Am Not Female To You, focusing on women in rock from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Suzi Quatro, Big Mama Thornton to Kristin Hersh...

Even Hell Has Its Heroes: Earth, Clyde Petersen's doc about Dylan Carlson's lumbering Pacific Northwest rockers...

The 9-minute My First Punk Gig, relating queer teenager Derek McLuckie's coming of age experiences at a 1978 Stranglers show...

London cinemas taking part include the Barbican, the Rio, the Castle, the Ritzy, Rich Mix, Hackney Picturehouse, Finsbury Park Picturehouse and more, as well as other cinemas around the country.

Full details of all films, cinemas and times can be found at docnrollfestival.com

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