See the Sound - Cinema Pass

Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara

Brothers Henry and Lewis started their thrash metal band Alien Weaponry as teenagers with their parents by their side. Their mission: to rock the world and center Māori culture while doing it.

Bankie Banx: King of the Dune

Bankie Banx: King of the Dune tells the story of Anguillian music legend Bankie Banx – a trailblazing singer-songwriter dubbed “the Bob Dylan of the Caribbean.

Blur: To the End

Blur: To The End depicts the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they made a surprise and emotional return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.

Dalton's Dream

In 2018, a young musician from rural Jamaica called Dalton Harris became the first black man and foreigner to win “The X Factor” UK and, with it, a lucrative record deal that promised to transform his life. Filmed over four years, this coming-of-age documentary follows Dalton as he struggles for fame, love, and acceptance whilst battling dangerous allegations about his sexuality and spiraling mental health.

Every Note you Play

A radical experiment: 16 world-class musicians come together in Monheim (NRW) - without guidelines, without a plan, just with an audience. For three days, they create something completely new, beyond genres and expectations.

Game Music Composer Concert with Paul Wolinski

As a panelist at this year's SoundTrack Cologne 25, the composer Paul Wolinski will provide insights into his very specific technical and artistic working methods during the Composing for Video Games day at the congress and later that night he will also perform live and audiovisually with and against his machines and his code, with and against his Wreckage Systems.

Half Moon

The eruption of war in Syria prevented Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh from returning, sparking an introspective journey into the power of art during times of conflict. His artistic exploration is intertwined with personal milestones, such as becoming a father.

Harder Than the Rock

Harder Than the Rock tells the untold story of Cimarons, Britain’s first reggae band, formed by Jamaican immigrants in a London bus shelter in 1967.

Hip Hop Minute

In 1986, a Dutch film crew headed by Bram van Splunteren traveled to New York to shoot a documentary on hip-hop. The host, a young Marcel Vanthilt, had no idea which artists he would end up interviewing.

Legacy

In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Scandinavia suddenly became a mecca for the most innovative music of the time: Jazz.

Metamorphosis: Stories Beyond the Surface

This short film program invites you to journey through the luminous and shadowed corridors of the human experience. Each film is a poetic fragment, exploring themes of loss, rebirth, and the search for meaning amid chaos and change.

Mona Mur in Conversation

A key figure in the German underground of the 1980s, Mona Mur blended post-punk, industrial, and electronic music with a bold pop sensibility. In this visually rich documentary, filmmaker Dietmar Post explores her artistic journey, collaborations, and the challenges of forging an independent path in the music industry.

Monk in Pieces

The boundary-breaking artist Meredith Monk overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great innovators of her generation. In the midst of her latest creation, Indra’s Net, Monk faces mortality: can such singular work be performed without her?

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

In the chaos of Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, a teenage usher named Vince Lawrence witnessed the fiery backlash against disco—a sound that defined freedom and pride. Undeterred by the hostility, Vince used his earnings to buy a synthesizer, setting in motion a journey that would change music forever.

My Way

My Way is much more than a song. This major score has crossed eras, borders and generations. It's an anthem that has become part of us and a permanent part of music history. My Way is also one of the most covered songs ever, from Sid Vicious to Tom Jones, not to mention Nina Simone or Pavarotti.

New Wave

Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai embarks on a project to tell a story of joy and youthful defiance as she explores a musical phenomenon in the 1980s known to Vietnamese American teens as new wave. As she delves into the lives of family members and icons of the new wave scene, she uncovers much more than just music and fashion.

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand

Once Upon a Time : Michel Legrand is a captivating portrait of the famous jazz musician and film composer (2 Palmes d’Or, winner of 3 Oscars, 1 Golden Globe, 1 Bafta, 5 Grammys) nominated for dozens of other compositions, precursor of the newwave, orchestrator of genius...

Peaches Goes Bananas

For the past 17 years, Marie Losier has captured the dynamic and provocative essence of Peaches, the trailblazing feminist queer icon.

Queer as Punk

Faris is the transman lead singer of Shh..Diam!, an openly queer punk band in Malaysia. Together with his bandmates Yon and Yoyo, they use their music to fight for LGBTQI+ rights in a country where human rights and freedom of expression is severely curtailed by a conservative Muslim society.

Rave

Techno and rave culture had its own breakthrough in Eastern Europe in the early 90s, when the world suddenly opened up and a whole new scene emerged from the Cold War.

Rotterdam Rave Culture “30 Years of Heritage"

A community. A youth movement. A way of life. Rave is much more than a night out. Rotterdam made its mark on the world in the 90s with its hardcore rave culture and hardlined approach to partying.

S/He Is Still Her/E -The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary

Very few artists lived their art, Genesis died three times for it. Pioneering electronic musician/avant garde artist/spiritual explorer/gender revolutionary/cult leader?

SEE THE SOUND 2025 Cinema Pass

The full pass: Attend all films of the SEE THE SOUND 2025 programme.

Sound Dreams of Istanbul

Inspired by a dream, musician and filmmaker Anil Eraslan returns to Istanbul to make a film with his Istanbulite musician friends. Along the way, he invites them to recite their sonic dreams and stage them as musical performances in unconventional urban settings.

Sur La Stre Nuro - Uncharted Soundscapes: Dialogues on Sound Experimentalism in Portugal

Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted

Hidden away deep in the suburban San Fernando Valley, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has transformed his home into an artistic playground.

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER is a spellbinding performance film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (20,000 Days on Earth), bringing to life the remarkable story the extraordinary Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase of letters sent to her in the 60s and 70s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer/songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio.

The Life of Sean DeLear

A blazingly colourful and exuberantly transgressive personality who dazzled Los Angeles' underground musical and artistic scenes in the late-1990s and 2000s, Sean DeLear (1964-2017) suddenly emerged as a genuinely seminal cultural figure via the posthumous 2022 publication of their intimate and explicit teenage diaries from 1979.

The World According to Allee Willis

The World According to Allee Willis is a vibrant tribute to the legendary songwriter and artist behind iconic hits like September, Neutron Dance, and the Friends theme song. A wildly inventive creative force, Allee Willis fearlessly pursued artistic expression, navigating a world where she never quite fit conventional norms.

We are Fugazi from Washington

Over 20 years ago, on 4 November 2002, »Fugazi«, the influential post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., spearhead of self-organised underground music from the mid-1980s and figurehead of the US straight-edge movement, performed live on stage for the last time (at The Forum in London).