Films
STROBE FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Groovescooter‘s 4th STROBE Music Film Festival runs August 9 – September 8 is now on-sale below with some brand new documentaries on-screen for their Australian or Sydney Premieres alongside retrospectives. See below for programme and ticketing links. Stay tuned for final program additions and check back for encore screenings as we can add them.
▣ MOGWAI – IF THE STARS HAD A SOUND
STROBE’s Opening Night film sees Glasgow’s favourite sound-sorcerers light up the screen with brute sonic force
SYDNEY PREMIERE:
6.00pm, FRI AUG 9th
The Playhouse
Sydney Opera House
MORE INFO | BOOK TIX
▣ BLACK RIO! BLACK POWER!
The story of Brazil’s Soul-fuelled Black Rio Movement and the Black pride and political awakening it inspired in Rio de Janeiro’s youth during the ’70s
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE:
• 8.30pm, SAT AUG 24th – Sold-Out
• 6.00pm FRI SEP 6th, 2024 – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
MORE INFO | BOOK TIX
▣ THEY ALL CAME OUT TO MONTREUX
The “Rolls Royce” of music festivals, The Montreux Jazz Festival and the eccentric man behind it: queer visionary Claude Nobs. Full of amazing stories and performances from some absolute legends!
AUSRALIAN PREMIERE:
5.30pm, SUN SEP 1st – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
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▣ LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH
Easy on the eyes ‘n’ ears, this is an intimate portrayal of one of the greatest soul/r’n’b voices to ever take up a microphone: Luther Vandross
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
• 8.30pm, THU AUG 15th, – Sold-Out
• 6.00pm, THU AUG 29th – Sold-Out
• 5.50pm, TUE SEP 17th – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
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▣ THE LEGACY OF J DILLA
Innovative, self-effacing hip hop producer J DILLA‘s influence remains vast, whether in hip hop circles or beyond. But how to manage the legacy of someone who was taken too soon and was also extremely generous?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE:
• 8.30pm, THU AUG 22nd – Sold-Out
• 6.10pm, THU SEP 5th – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
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▣ ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY
A pioneering Black Trans performer on the edge of stardom, suddenly disappears. Soul singer Jackie Shane tells her story of a life lived authentically and without compromise, in her own remarkable voice.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE:
8.10pm, FRI AUG 30th – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
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▣ DO IT HERSELF – A HONEY TRAP SOUND SYSTEM STORY
An Australian short documentary about Sydney’s female-built and led sound system. Screens before STARSTRUCK on Aug 18th
Director: Maia Dal Berger
Cinematographer: Zoe Ortiz
Starring: Maya Gold & Wicked Bandit
5.30pm, SUN AUG 18th – Sold-Out
Golden Age Cinema
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