Films Archives - Groovescooter

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY FILM
MUTINY IN HEAVEN - SYDNEY PREMIERE

The visceral new film about Nick Cave and The Birthday Party gets its Sydney Premiere in November with some very special guests. It's going to be LOUD! Tickets on sale now.

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MAX ROACH FILM
THE DRUM ALSO WALTZES

We are thrilled to premiere this must-see documentary about the legendary & revolutionary "jazz" drummer & activist MAX ROACH locally for the Sydney Underground Film Festival in September.

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ZIGGY STARTDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
50 YEARS ON - SPECIAL FILM EVENT

For one night only and for the first time ever, see the full iconic 1973 Bowie performance. With previously deleted scenes & now fully restored/remastered, the global rollout includes Sydney

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RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ CLUB
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE FOR STROBE

The global musical legacy of Ronnie Scott’s London Jazz Club is celebrated in this documentary featuring amazing previously unseen performances & insights into the man himself

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CAN AND ME
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE FOR STROBE

An intimate portrait of the legendary Krautrock innovators CAN through the eyes and ears of founding keyboardist Irmin Schmidt gets its Australian Premiere for Strobe in Sydney

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STROBE FILM FESTIVAL
GROOVESCOOTER'S 3RD ANNUAL MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL

Previously part of Vivid, Groovescooter's 3rd annual STROBE Film Festival returns with curated new music documentaries, alongside classic retrospectives celebrating significant anniversaries

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PRINCE BIRTHDAY FILMS
5 PRINCE FILMS FOR STROBE

Celebrating master muso PRINCE on his birthday, from June 7th Groovescooter's STROBE Festival presents 5 Prince films curated by Jess Ellicott including Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge & others

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IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
INDIGO GIRLS FILM

Trailblazing lesbian music duo throw their arms around their worldwide fanbase in this new film that reveals intimate details about their music, sexuality, friendship and activism

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LEE FIELDS: FAITHFUL MAN
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE FOR STROBE

Daptone label singer LEE FIELDS is a funk-soul legend 50 years in the making. This intimate new feature film, documents his remarkable & hard-won journey with beautiful footage & interviews.

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CYMANDE DOCUMENTARY
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE FOR EMC FESTIVAL

We're delighted to present a new documentary about Black British Caribbean supergroup Cymande for its Australian Premiere Party in Sydney during the EMC Festival. Join us & relive the magic.

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WILD STYLE – 40TH ANNIVERSARY
HIP HOP CULT CLASSIC AT STROBE

Direct from dir/prod. Charlie Ahearn comes his 1983 cult-classic feature film Wild Style, capturing all the atmosphere of the early days of hip hop in the Bronx & some seminal performances.

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BLITZED FOR MARDI GRAS
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE "BLITZ KIDS"

“Sometimes being yourself is the most political act you can ever commit; saying this is what I am unapologetically: I’m queer and I’m not depressed about it!”

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HEAD – THE MONKEES
55TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING FOR STROBE

This rarely-seen-in-the-cinema MONKEES cult-classic adventure is back for STROBE Festival in all its hilarious glory. A psychedelic adventure-mystery-musical-documentry-satire like no other.

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WHO KILLED THE KLF?
FINALLY! AUSTRALIAN CINEMA PREMIERES

Travel back in time to MuMuLand for this anarchic group's story. Befittingly it's fully-unauthorised, but art situationists Bill Drummond & Jimmy Cauty appear as disembodied timelord guides.

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THE HARDER THEY COME
50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING + DJS

Come celebrate one of the greatest Jamaican films & reggae soundtracks for their 50th Anniversary as Jimmy Cliff lights up the screen in this unfiltered & restored cult-classic crime drama

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