In-Edit, from C. Tangana to Little Richard

The In-Edit exhibition boasts a consolidated prestige in Barcelona's autumn music scene, reaching its twenty-first edition. Screenings will begin on October 26, at the Mooby Aribau cinemas in Barcelona, with afternoon and evening sessions. In addition to the films, there will be different events, such as debates, talks, short films, and some concerts, linked to the music and protagonists of the films. From primordial rock and roll to flamenco. From jazz to advanced music. From pop to Brazilian music.

All films are in original version with subtitles. The chosen titles participate in different sections of the exhibition and others arrive as out of competition. The award-winning films from the festival's different delegations will also be shown. Andrés Godoy. El arte de perder in Chile; Canción que quema, in Mexico; Jaaa, dat wil ik!, in the Netherlands, and Terruá Pará, in Brazil.

Among the various activities at In-Edit will be sessions with warm-ups, covering a wide spectrum of musical genres. Eighties pop, garage rock, power pop, electronic, indie, punk, 50s and 70s rock, or mákina music will sound in halls. The exhibition reports that it will have a digital channel with free access. The initiative has the collaboration of Caixaforum+, a cultural and scientific content platform, which will broadcast a selection of documentaries previously exhibited at the festival, from November 27 to December 11 of this year. Here you will find information on ticket and pass sales.

Below, a selection of the In-Edit 2023 program.

Esta ambición desmedida

The film follows C. Tangana's daily life for four years, from the gestation of the album El madrileño (2021) to the launch of the international tour Sin cantar ni afinar, and is presented as "not a tour, not a documentary, it's a tragedy." A work that lasted four years and premiered last September at the San Sebastián Festival. It is commented that the film "blurs the line between what is real and what is represented, the character and the person, the creators and the work." Expectation is high. Not a single ticket remains for any of the scheduled sessions.

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Perhaps a small miracle is to think that David Johansen, former leader of New York Dolls, is still among us, after a life of excesses and, why not say it, of failures in the NYC punk scene. His performance a few years ago at the Sidecar venue is still remembered with delight, as Roberto Tierz recalls in Este no es el libro del Sidecar (2023). Johansen recorded a moderate hit under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter performing jump blues, traditional pop, and swing, accompanied by The Uptown Horns. Later, without leaving music, he began acting. The documentary recognizes some of these facets, as he did in his presentation at the Café Carlyle in 2020. David Johansen intervenes.

Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille

The life and miracles of an American singer and songwriter, one of the most original of the last 50 years. Although Europe embraced the songbook and the bohemian figure of Willy DeVille, most American listeners ignored his music. In part, the documentary gives off a vindictive sense. DeVille was born William Borsey and is the embodiment of all excesses and bad luck. Like few others, he had a broken hand for making songs, and unrepentantly traded NYC for New Orleans and its fantastic Creole music. Ben E. King, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Peter Wolf, Jack Nitzsche, Hal Willner, and Chris Frantz participate.

Elis & Tom, só tinha que ser com você

In February 1974, Elis Regina, a unique singer, and Tom Jobim, a composer, especially of bossa nova, met in L.A. to record Elis & Tom, an album that would become a classic of Brazilian and world popular music. A record where one must pay attention to Regina's voice and interpretation. The documentary won the Critics' Award for best Brazilian film at the 46th edition of the São Paulo International Film Festival in 2022. The film includes unreleased 16mm footage. Featuring Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and César Camargo Mariano.

The Importance of Being Earnest and the Stupidity of Being Eric

The documentary describes the musical beginnings of Granada drummer Eric Jiménez, following the style of the time: 80s punk. Later, the musician joined Lagartija Nick, until 1998. From this era, the albums Inercia (1992) and Vale de Omar (1998) are well-known. Before that, he recorded Omega (1996), with flamenco singer Enrique Morente, becoming a wildcard recording, indispensable for both rock and flamenco. A record that defines an era. Later, the musician joined Los Planetas and Los Evangelistas, among other names. He also has a facet as a writer. Eric Jiménez, Antonio Arias, Juan Codorniu, Jota, Florent, Soleá Morente, and Gabriela Jiménez participate.

Blues Under the Skin

Restored version of a small gem of musical films. In this French production from 1973, the Greek director looks at the codes of both documentary and blues. Manthoulis opts to use fiction methods and amateur actors. The narrative driver is Freddy, a young delinquent from Harlem, who struggles with problems of all kinds. The convergence between the two registers delves into the essence of the blues, music that is experienced, felt, and lived.

Featuring B.B. King, Robert Pete Williams, Mance Lipscomb, Roosevelt Sykes, Bukka White, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Furry Lewis, Jimmy Streeter, James Adams Jr., Joseph Johnson, Mack Maze, Robert Anderson, Roger Chambers, Amelia Cortez, Onike Lee, and Roland Sanchez.

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

The African-American composer, drummer, and activist Max Roach (1924-2007) is one of the great names in jazz. The film, which comes from the American Masters series of American public television PBS, highlights Roach's innovative approach to music, as is evident in the majestic album We Insist Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, (1961), along with his ability to stay ahead of his time. His legacy and influence are enduring.

Featuring Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Quincy Jones, Questlove, Abbey Lincoln, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Heath, Abdullah Ibrahim, Sonia Sanchez, and Randy Weston.

Revolutionary Quartet, l'enigma Gerhard

Robert Gerhard (1896-1970) has been one of the fundamental names in 20th-century musical creation. A student of Schoenberg in Vienna and Berlin, he used dodecaphonic technique without abandoning his interest in the folkloric materials of his homeland. From his exile following the Civil War, he developed a personal language with a strong experimental vocation that even led him to pioneering use of electroacoustics. The fiftieth anniversary of his death in 2020 served to partially reclaim his figure. The premiere of the documentary emphasizes this narrative to recover an indispensable figure of musical creative freedom.

Participants include Quartet Gerhard, Oriol Pérez Treviño, Carlos Duque, Colin Benders, Jaume Radigales, and Edmon Colomer. The organization highlights that, after the documentary premiere, "the privilege" of seeing the quartet live will be offered, whose name pays homage to this key author of dodecaphonism and serialism.

Riqueni

Paco Bech has invested years in the documentary which includes, in addition to the concert, fragments of other recitals that the guitarist has carried out in recent years. "The idea is for the film to capture Rafael Riqueni's return. The return to the stage, to recording, and also the return to life, to artistic activity, which is his life," assures the director. The tocaor has managed to recover his lost health and well-being. In fact, he has recorded Parque de María Luisa (2017), a very well-received album.

Rafael Riqueni, Paco Bech, Pepe Habichuela, Rocío Molina, Antonio Canales, Joaquín San Juan, Serranito, and David Rial participate. The organization reports that "the Sevillian master of flamenco guitar with classical and jazz influences" will offer an exclusive performance after the presentation of the documentary, which addresses his "long via crucis due to health problems."

Little Richard: I Am Everything

The premiere of this documentary took place in January, when it competed in the documentary section of the Sundance Film Festival. Documentarian Lisa Cortés examines the alter egos and queer theories surrounding a conflicted star who was far ahead of his time. Also known as Richard Wayne Penniman, he was undervalued for much of his career. His life was a constant struggle between rock and roll and religion. His legacy has been rekindled since his death in 2020.

Little Richard, John Waters, Mick Jagger, Mary J. Blige, Dapper Dan, Tom Jones, Billy Porter, Lady Java, Nile Rodgers, and Paul McCartney appear.