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Coachella

2006 · 117 min

A lively, music-filled documentary that captures the energy and community of a major festival through performances and interviews.

Directed by: Drew Thomas
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Ben Harper, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles

Overview: Filmmaker Drew Thomas brings California's popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the screen with a different kind of musical documentary that not only showcases performances by some of the hottest acts to take the stage, but offers interviews with such musical icons as Beck, Joshua Homme, Mos Def, and Perry Farrell as well. From English icon Morrissey's performance at the inaugural Coachella Festival back in 1999 to Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire's electric 2005 set, the musical acts featured here run the gamut from hip-hop to alternative and virtually everything in between. Other artists featured include the Pixies, the Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Radiohead, Saul Williams, and Squarepusher.

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Directed by: Drew Thomas
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Ben Harper, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles

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Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
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