THEME EXPLORATION

live performance footage

12 films · 2 directors
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
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jonathan Demme USA

Pioneered concert documentaries that capture the visceral energy of live performance, most notably with 'Stop Making Sense' which revolutionized how live music could be cinematically documented.

 John Lee Hancock USA

Extensively explored live performance through concert films like 'Michael Jackson's Bad 25' and 'Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,' blending performance documentation with intimate storytelling.