Germany 2023, 127 min, English, Hebrew & English subtitles
Before he became half of the duo that spawned some of the most influential post-punk progressive rock bands of the past few decades, Omar Rodríguez-López used to film everything that happened in his life, including the meeting that would lead to his mysterious and magical years-long journey with his other half, Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Crafted from hundreds of hours of raw and frenetic footage, the documentary about the guitarist and frontman of At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta unfolds like a dizzying roller coaster ride with surprises at every turn, passing through Puerto Rico, El Paso, addiction, suicidality, experimentation, and Scientology—all to the sound of music so hardcore that it continues to reverberate through an entire generation.
Previous Festivals: Raindance 2023, Gothenburg FF 2024, SXSW 2024, CPH:DOX, IN-EDIT 2024
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