26 Jun 2005
Billy Childish Is Dead
Portrait of Billy Childish.
Taking the Dog for a Walk
Conversations with British Improvisers
After Sunny's time now, his portrait of the American Free jazz drumming legend Sunny Murray, filmmaker Antoine Prum turns his attention to the British Free Improvised Music scene in this new music documentary. Following the leads of artistic advisor Tony Bevan, it retraces the road that leads from its emergence and emancipation from the various free music movements of the 1960s to the recent surge in popularity as talented new players are coming to the fore. In his search for the Britishness of British Free Improvised Music, Prum and Bevan are assisted by stand-up comedian and Derek Bailey expert Stewart Lee, who converses with musicians from different generations and backgrounds to uncover the specifics of a genre that refutes the very notion of genre.
Top Billed Cast
Adam Bohman Himself
Sarah Gail Brand Herself
John Butcher Himself
Lol Coxhill Himself
Angharad Davies Angharad Davies
Adam Bohman Adam Bohman
Sarah Gail Brand Sarah Gail Brand
John Butcher John Butcher
Lol Coxhill Lol Coxhill
Rhodri Davies Rhodri Davies
Max Eastley Max Eastley
John Edwards John Edwards
Caroline Kraabel Caroline Kraabel
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