IT'S ONLY DOC'N'ROLL!

The Doc'N'Roll Film Festival returns to London next month, screening a range of music documentaries at cinemas across the capital.

Highlights include A Dog Called Money, director Seamus Murphy's globetrotting film about PJ HARVEY; an evening with RAINCOATS founder Gina Birch, featuring several of her short films and videos, plus the world premiere of her latest film Paintings; Where Does A Body End?, a documentary about NYC art-punks SWANS; the UK premiere of The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps, about the pioneering New Zealand post-punks and their troubled founder; and The Heart Is A Drum - NEU! & Klaus Dinger, about the hugely influential 70s German band and their mercurial percussionist.

Full listings are...

Fri 1st Nov, 6:15pm - Barbican Cinemas
London Premiere
A Dog Called Money - PJ Harvey + Q&A featuring the director

Fri 1st Nov, 6:30pm - The Rio Cinema
World Premiere
Disco Confessions - John Morales, A Life In The Mix + Q&A featuring John Morales and the director

Sat 2nd Nov, 4:45pm - Institute of Contemporary Arts, ICA
World Premiere
Gina Birch - Cracked Open + Q&A featuring writer Lucy O'Brien and Gina Birch
(Art, Film, Video, & Music)

Sat 2nd Nov, 5:45pm - Barbican Cinemas
World Premiere
Keyboard Fantasies - The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story + Q&A featuring Glenn Copeland and the director

Sat 2nd Nov, 8:00pm - Barbican Cinemas
UK Premiere
Where Does a Body End? Swans + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 3rd Nov, 5:00pm - Picturehouse Central
London Premiere
Dennis and Lois + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 3rd Nov, 6:00pm Curzon Soho
London Premiere
Once Aurora

Sun 3rd Nov, 7:30pm - The Castle Cinema
World Premiere
Passion and Rituals + Q&A featuring Marietta Veulens and the director

Thu 7th Nov, 6:30pm - Curzon Soho
UK Premiere
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind + Q&A featuring the directors

Thu 7th Nov, 6:30pm - Picturehouse Central
UK Premiere
Lee Moses - Time and Place + Q&A featuring the director

Thu 7th Nov, 7:00pm - House of Vans
Short Music Docs Night + Q&A featuring the directors

Sat 9th Nov, 5:30pm - The Rio Cinema
UK Premiere
Brainiac - Transmission After Zero + Q&A

Sat 9th Nov, 6:00pm - Curzon Soho
UK Premiere
The Chills - The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps + Q&A featuring the co-director

Sat 9th Nov, 6:00pm - Genesis Cinema
World Premiere
The Rest is History - The Early Days of Drum & Bass + Q&A featuring the director

Sat 9th Nov, 9:00pm - The Castle Cinema
Where Does a Body End? Swans + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 10th Nov, 5:00pm - Curzon Soho
UK Premiere
Show Me The Picture - The Story of Jim Marshall + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 10th Nov, 6:00pm - Genesis Cinema
UK Premiere
Hype Master + Q&A featuring the director

Monday 11th Nov, 6:30pm - Rio Cinema
World Premiere
Rip Up The Road - A Film about Foals + Q&A featuring the director and members of the band

Tue 12th Nov, 8:30pm - Picturehouse Central
UK Premiere
The Shows The Thing - The Legendary Promoters of Rock + Q&A featuring the director

Tue 12th Nov, 8:30pm - Genesis Cinema
UK Premiere
Underground Inc. - The Rise & Fall of Alternative Rock + Q&A

Tue 12th Nov, 8:35pm - Barbican Cinemas
World Premiere
Digging For Weldon Irvine + Q&A featuring the director

Wed 13th Nov, 6:30pm - The Rio Cinema
UK Premiere
We Intend To Cause Havoc - Witch + Q&A featuring the director + Afterparty

Wed 13th Nov, 8:00pm - The Ritzy Cinema
UK Premiere
Soul Train - The Hippest Trip in America + Q&A

Thurs 14th Nov, 8:30pm - Genesis Cinema
UK Premiere
It’s Yours - Hip Hop & The Internet + Q&A featuring the director

Fri 15th Nov, 6:30pm - The Rio Cinema
UK Premiere
The Rise of The Synths - A Synthwave Film + Q&A featuring the director + Afterparty

Fri 15th Nov, 6:30pm - Barbican Cinemas
UK Premiere
The Heart Is A Drum - NEU! & Klaus Dinger + Q&A featuring the director

Sat 16th Nov, 3:30pm - Picturehouse Central
London Premiere
Jim Galloway: A Journey in Jazz + Q&A featuring the director

Sat 16th Nov, 4:30pm - Barbican Cinemas
UK Premiere
Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind - The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story

Sat 16th Nov, 5:00pm - Curzon Soho
London Premiere
Desolation Center + Q&A featuring the director

Sat 16th Nov, 6:00pm - Picturehouse Central
UK Premiere
Chuck Berry - The Original King of Rock’n’Roll + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 17th Nov, 3:00pm - Picturehouse Central
London Premiere
It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story + Q&A featuring the director

Sun 17th Nov, 5:00pm - Curzon Soho
UK Premiere
David Crosby: Remember My Name

Sun 17th Nov, 6:00pm - Picturehouse Central
UK Premiere
The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion + Q&A featuring the directors

Tickets and full details at docnrollfestival.com

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