THEME EXPLORATION

live performance footage

28 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Neil Young Trunk Show
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009 · Jonathan Demme
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
Rammstein: Paris
Rammstein: Paris
2017 · Jonas Åkerlund
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones
1968 · Jean Rouch
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nightshade Flower
Nightshade Flower
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jonathan Demme USA

Pioneered concert documentaries with films like 'Stop Making Sense' that blur the line between theatrical performance and cinema.

 Sofia Coppola USA

Captured raw live performance energy in 'The Bling Ring' premiere footage and explored performative authenticity in her narrative films.

 Wim Wenders Germany

Extensively documented live music and performance through films like 'Buena Vista Social Club' and 'Pina,' treating performers as primary subjects.