Morton Subotnick is the Mozart of Electronic Music – a Keyboard Revolutionary.
Subotnick is a revealing documentary portrait of seminal electronic music pioneer, Morton Subotnick – recounting his early years as a fine-art composer & key figure in the ’60s avant-garde, while exploring his newly acquired status as “founding father of electronica.” Subotnick inspired everyone from Wendy Carlos to Gary Numan to Depeche Mode to Nine Inch Nails
Through personal recollections, live performances, archival films & images, the film traces the exceptional career of this legend.
“A highly insightful documentary about a unique composer, happily still with us at the age of 92. Recommended.” – Mark Hudson, The Sound View.
“The look of the movie and the pacing keep the viewer hooked all along. I’d highly recommend seeing Subotnick.” – Larry Crane, TapeOp
From the creators of I Dream of Wires, the film features Morton Subotnick, Don Buchla, Pauline Oliveros, William Maginnis, Suzanne Cianni, and many more.
2022 / Documentary / 96 minutes / A Film by Robert Fantinatto.
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The David-versus-Goliath story of the man who built the war winning jet fighter in the face of huge opposition from the scientific community, the government and big business.
In 1937 Whittle ran the world’s first turbojet engine leading to a revolution in the way we travel – all of today’s jet engines can trace their origin to Whittle’s work.
Whittle’s invention of the TurboJet marked the dawn of the dawn of the jet age.
With all the science behind Whittle’s turbojet, an engineering marvel, the fundamentals can be summed up quite simply however as “SUCK, SQUASH, BANG, BLOW”– Kerissa Khan – Former President of The Royal Aeronautical Society
“The production of FRANK WHITTLE: A GENIUS IN THE FAMILY originally set out to explore a simple question:
What is it like to have a genius in your family?
Ian Whittle’s deeply personal testimony about his memoires of his father formed the foundations of the story which we then broadened with the support of a variety of aviation experts and contributors that permitted not only a biographical presentation but also a deep look at the trajectory of Whittle’s invention.
The film took more than four years to produce, taking in locations from the across the UK. The result is that it reveals Frank Whittle as a fascinating and complex man who not only changed the world but allowed us to see what it looks like.” – Nick Horrell, Producer, Director and Writer.
The participants represent the who’s who of British Aviation History including:
•Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle – digitally remastered from original 16mm, filmed in 1986
•Ian Whittle – Younger son of Sir Frank Whittle
•Max Asseily – Great grandson of Sir Frank Whittle
•Kerissa Khan – President of The Royal Aeronautical Society (2023-2024)
•Professor Robert Miller – Director of Cambridge University’s Whittle Laboratory
•Dr Victoria Taylor – Military Historian, Writer and Broadcaster
•Richard Noble – Former Land Speed World Record Holder (1983-1997)
•Captain Eric Brown – WWII fighter ace and test pilot filmed 2007
•Dr Hans Von Ohain – German jet pioneer filmed in 1987
A 2025 68-minute film in 4K byProducer, Co-Director and Co-Writer Nick Horrell.
Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha & Eryk Rocha’s 2024 documentary about Indigenous peoples’ profound connection to nature and the struggle against deforestation, a grave threat to their way of life and the ecosystem they call home.
In collaboration with Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami people, THE FALLING SKY follows the Yanomami leader and shaman Davi Kopenawa as he fights to return the world to balance in closely observed rituals and trenchant comments on the ruthless logic of a materialistic outside culture. Illegal logging, gold mining, and the deadly mix of epidemics these intrusions spread threaten the existence of the Yanomami.
Based on an acute understanding of geopolitical forces, Davi Kopenawa holds up a mirror to capitalist societies of “the merchandise people” and the unsustainable lifestyle of the so-called “developed countries” that threaten the survival of humanity.
Fresh from theatrical release sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art.
Received a standing ovation at its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Winner: DOC NYC 2024 Grand Jury Prize.
“One of the most necessary and scorching pieces of nonfiction storytelling in recent memory.” — Carlos Aguilar , Variety
“10 out of 10. The Falling Sky fits perfectly in the high ranks of cult documentaries like Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka.” — Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
Documentary / 2024 / 110 Minutes / Portuguese with English Subtitles / A film by Eryk Rocha & Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
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“[A] fascinating and somewhat frightening documentary set in the fast-forward arena of synthetic biology.” – Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
Genesis 2.0 is a documentary film made by Oscar-Nominated Swiss director and producer Christian Frei and Russian filmmaker Maxim Abugaev
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution – genetics. It may well turn our world upside down.
Werner Herzog meets Jurassic Park in this real-life thriller that explores humanity’s reckless courage and the dawning of a new and unprecedented age of scientific change. Chronicles the discovery and cloning of Woolly Mammoths, extinct for 11,000 years.
“The woolly mammoth tusk is just the tip of the iceberg in this haunting excavation.” – Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter.
Winner: Special Jury at the Sundance Film Festival and nominated for four international awards including Best Documentary (Swiss Film Prize), and Best Documentary Feature (Sarasota Film Festival).
Documentary / 2018 / English Plus Others w/English subtitles / 112 minutes / Color / A film by Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev.
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April 30, 1975 marked the end of Vietnam’s two-decade-old civil war and the start of the exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Despite his alliance to the toppled South Vietnamese government, Long Nguyen (as Long Nguyen) decides to remain in Vietnam. Imprisoned in a Communist re-education camp, he urges his family to make the escape by boat without him. His wife Mai (Diem Lien), son Lai (Nguyen Thai Nguyen) and mother Ba Noi (Kieu Chinh) then embark on the arduous ocean voyage in the hope of reaching the U.S. and freedom.
Inspired by the true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled their land after the fall of Saigon, and those who were forced to stay behind, Journey from the Fall follows one family’s struggle for freedom.
Produced in 2006 by the Vietnamese expat community and their families, Journey from the Fall was met with great critical response:
“An unmissable, powerful and essential film… so rooted in history and yet made with sensitivity and grace.” — Erika Franklin, Firecracker Magazine, UK FILM Council
“Writer/Director Ham Tran achieves the impossible.” — Matt Zoller Seitz, The New York Times
“A superbly wrought saga of loss and survival… A remarkably ambitious debut… A major accomplishment. An example of sophisticated, impassioned filmmaking involving mainly people who lived through the harrowing experiences so unsparingly depicted.” — Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Features Diem Lien, Kieu Chinh, Long Nguyen, Nguyen Thai Nguyen, Cat Ly, Jayvee Mai The Hiep and Khanh Doan.
The Bluray / CD set includes extensive bonus materials:
Full-feature video commentary with the film’s cast and crew
Deleted scenes, B-roll and on-set footage
Cast and crew interviews
Original trailer and TV spots
Extensive historical testimonials, cultural notes and teaching supplements
Drama / 2006 / Vietnamese with English subtitles / 135 Minutes / A film by Ham Tran
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A southern-born, black gay man goes back home to reconnect with black gay men he has performed on stage for a decade.
“Making Sweet Tea” chronicles the journey of southern-born, black gay researcher and performer E. Patrick Johnson as he travels home to North Carolina to come to terms with his past, and to Georgia, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. to reconnect with several black gay men he interviewed for his book, Sweet Tea. Johnson transformed that book into several staged plays over the course of a decade, and the film combines footage from his past performances of the men with documentary moments from their lives a decade after the book’s publication.
The film also focuses on Johnson’s life in the south while showing how the men have changed since – and been changed by – their depictions in his book and plays.
The film covers the subtle complexities of Johnson’s relationships with these men, with his family, and with his hometown in North Carolina. The film also restages Johnson’s performances of the men’s narrative in their homes, in their churches, and on their jobs, sometimes with them directing him or even participating in the scene.
Blurring the line between art and life, the film offers a rare glimpse into the lives of people rarely given a platform to speak and demonstrates how research, artistry, and life converge.
A festival favotite with numerous wins including:
Winner: Best Documentary, Out On Film Atlanta LGBTQ Film Festival
Winner: AARP Silver Image Award, Chicago LGBTQ International Film Festival
Winner: Best LGBTQ Film, San Diego Black Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award, Kansas City FilmFest International
Winner: Judges’ Choice Documentary Film, Longleaf North Carolina Museum of History
Documentary / 2020 / 89 Minutes / Color / English / A film by John L. Jackson Jr.
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“Nightclubbing” is the first ever documentary about the renowned New York City nightclub Max’s Kansas City (1965-1981) which had an indelible impact on the world of music, fashion, art, culture and the creation of the New York City Punk Rock scene.
From its original launch through its changes in ownership to the final scandal that forced its closure, the film additionally explores the heated rivalry that existed between Max’s and CBGB’s and how the two clubs represented different perspectives on the NYC punk phenomena.
Max’s was not just a punk scene location, it became a nightclub home for Andy Warhol, and the number of deals cut in the club’s back room reads like a bible of the who’s who of the era.
Packed with rare music clips, Nightclubbing features Alice Cooper, Jayne County, Billy Idol, Lenny Kaye, Steve Stevens, Elliott Murphy, Sylvain Sylvain, Penny Arcade, Alan Vega, H.R., Dr. Know, Harley Flanagan, Bob Gruen, Jay Jay French, Jesse Malin, Peter Crowley, Jimi LaLumia, Neon Leon, Leee Black Childers, Marty Thau, Ruby Lynn Reyner, Frank Infante, Jimmy Zero, Cynthia Ross, Peter Jordan, Donna Destri, Sonny Vincent, Mickey Leigh, Phillys Stein, Phil Caivano, Denise Mercedes, Nick Marden, John Holmstrom, Louis X. Erlanger & Steven Blush.
“4 STARS (out of 5). The scuzziness, excitement and history-making music of 70s club Max’s Kansas City thunders through Danny Garcia’s nostalgic documentary.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Danny Garcia’s new film is a fascinating portrait of New York’s original underground rock haven… a raw inside slice of punk nostalgia and punk history.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety
About the Filmmaker
Danny Garcia is a musicologist who specializes in the history of rock and punk. A number of other films by Garcia are also available through Soundview. They include:
2022 / Documentary / 85 minutes / Color & Black and White / A film by Danny Garcia
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“Betty Davis was a raw funk pioneer. Her decades of silence are over.” – The New York Times
Funk Queen Betty Davis (July 26, 1945 – February 9, 2022) changed the landscape for female artists in America. As her former husband Miles Davis said, she was “Madonna before Madonna… Prince before Prince”.
An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry grew up in Durham, North Carolina, just outside Pittsboro and arrived on the NY 70’s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles – startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named “Bitches Brew”. Her marriage to Miles Davis ended when he accused her of having an affair with Hendrix. She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself.
Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly – she vanished.
Creatively blending documentary and animation, this film traces the path of Betty’s life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate.
After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.
Featuring Betty Davis as Herself as well as Mike Cantonhost of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM, Music critic Oliver Wang, Greg Errico, drummer for Sly & the Family Stone and a funk lot more.
The film was nominated at IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival for the Indiemusic Schweppes Award, and for Best Sounds Feature at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. It has additionally been an Official Selection at a variety of festivals around the world including the Istanbul Film Festival, IDFA, Melbourne International Jazz Fest, Pop Montréal Festival, Redbull Music Festival and the Black Bottom Film Festival to name a few.
“Honoring the beauty of the artist’s enigmatic aura and elusiveness…offering us finally an alternative way to contemplate black women’s musicianship without trafficking in tragedy or unveiling privacy” – Los Angeles Review of Books
“Gritty funk, progressive sexual politics and eye-popping imagery of a criminally under-valued talent from the ’70s.” – Billboard
“Betty was a free spirit…talented as a motherfucker.” – Miles Davis, from his autobiography.
“Astonishing and tantalising” – The Wire
2017 / 53 minutes / color / English / a film by Phil Cox
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