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A celebration of the new sound that emerged from the underground clubs of Chicago’s South Side, which sparked a global movement of joy, freedom and radical togetherness.
Just as disco was collapsing amidst a fiery backlash, young Chicagoan Vince Lawrence embarked on a journey that would change music history. From his father’s record store to the underground clubs of the South Side, Vince and a group of visionary friends
experimented with drum machines and synthesizers, crafting a revolutionary new sound: house music. Elegance Bratton’s joyous film is an electrifying tribute to the pioneers who turned a local scene into a worldwide phenomenon. With rare archival footage and vibrant interviews, the film chronicles how house music transcended genre trappings to become a movement of liberation, unity and pure, undiluted bliss.
Just as disco was collapsing amidst a fiery backlash, young Chicagoan Vince Lawrence embarked on a journey that would change music history. From his father’s record store to the underground clubs of the South Side, Vince and a group of visionary friends
experimented with drum machines and synthesizers, crafting a revolutionary new sound: house music. Elegance Bratton’s joyous film is an electrifying tribute to the pioneers who turned a local scene into a worldwide phenomenon. With rare archival footage and vibrant interviews, the film chronicles how house music transcended genre trappings to become a movement of liberation, unity and pure, undiluted bliss.
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Premiere statusUK premiere
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Director(s)Elegance Bratton
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Country(s)USA
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Year2025
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Duration88 mins
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Executive producer(s)Roger Ross William, Hillary Clinton, Jenny Raskin, Chelsea Clinton , Geralyn White Dreyfous , David Fialkow, Nina Sing Fialkow, Melony Lewis, Adam Lewis, Luke Rodgers, Rick Rosenthal, Siobhan Sinnerton, Regina K Scully, Johnny Webb, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Geoff Martz
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Producer(s)Chester Algernal Gordon
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CinematographyLisa Rinzler
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EditingKristan William Sprague, Jeremy Stulberg
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SoundIsaac Blade
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Language(s)English
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Sales CompanyMaggie Pisacane
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