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Always one of MIFF’s most popular programs, Music on Film presents a cine-sonic smorgasbord that thrusts the aural onto the big screen.
 

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Abebe – Butterfly Song

Abebe – Butterfly Song

Director Rosie Jones

Discover the musical legacy and enduring friendship between celebrated Papuan musician George Telek and Not Drowning, Waving’s David Bridie.

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Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story

The wild ride of maverick entrepreneur Michael Gudinski, who defied convention and revolutionised the Australian music industry over five decades.

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It's Only Life After All

It's Only Life After All

On Her Shoulders director Alexandria Bombach recounts how two unassuming childhood friends became lesbian icons as folk-rock duo Indigo Girls.

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Joan Baez I Am a Noise

Joan Baez I Am a Noise

Tracing her stratospheric rise, this portrait of the legendary folk singer and civil rights activist reveals a rich life not without its struggles.

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Kiss the Future

Kiss the Future

Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, this film recounts how local musicians banded together with U2 to offer hope to Bosnians in war-torn Sarajevo.

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Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: I Am Everything

A rollicking deep dive into the life of one of rock ’n’ roll’s most exhilarating personalities, whose queerness was hidden in plain sight.

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Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

This essential music documentary asks: why is the 1970s’ most original and ethereal folk singer almost forgotten today?

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Louder Than You Think

Louder Than You Think

A SXSW Audience Award winner, this doc traces the unlikely ascendancy of one of rock’s most influential yet under-sung figures: Pavement’s Gary Young.

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Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party

Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party

Director Ian White

The thrilling, debauched and frequently hilarious adventures of the legendary Melbourne post-punk band, in their own words.

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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Music video auteur, photographer and Control director Anton Corbijn takes history for a spin, demystifing the vinyl record artwork of the masters.

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