North American premiere! Discover English punk singer-songwriter and Libertines' legendary front man, Peter Doherty, as he plunges into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity. Over a period of 10 years, Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin was intimately filmed by director-musician Katia deVidas who shot over 200 hours of exclusive footage. We experience, in the artist’s own words, Doherty’s moving and emotionally charged fight to overcome his demons and emerge from darkness back into the light.Closing event of the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

As the #1 American musical act of the 1970s, The Carpenters were “top of the world,” producing a string of pop music masterpieces, including “Close to You,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.” But behind closed doors, Karen’s quest for perfectionism resulted in low self esteem, a disheartening love life, and a very public battle with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder that resulted in her untimely death at the age of only 32. Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection is a captivating, revealing, and unvarnished documentary providing astounding new insight into the singer’s tragically short life and enduring musical legacy."

Midwest Premiere, along with a post-screening Q&A with co-directors Nate Pommer and Eric Weinrib, producer Beverly Chase and Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz, who will also perform an acoustic set after the film! An intimate, career-spanning portrait of Ukrainian immigrant and punk legend Eugene Hütz, Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story chronicles Hütz’s childhood journey to the U.S., his rise to fame with punk band Gogol Bordello and his defiant return to Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Gogol Bordello is a wild, visionary cadre of immigrant musicians, artists and outsiders, whose border-blasting message of inclusion and personal liberation, coupled with their musical supercollider style, have made them one of the world’s most vital and explosive live acts. Part of the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota premiere! Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi's last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at The Forum in London), We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C. is a crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows and rare archival footage to pay tribute to Fugazi's prowess as a live act — for old fans to remember and for a new generation to discover what they missed. Preceded by the world premiere screening of One More Song: Love Letters to DIY, a short documentary exploring the vibrant and resilient DIY music community through the experiences of show goers, promoters and musicians. Part of the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Midwest premiere of Art Dealers, featuring a post screening Q&A with co-director/subject Adam Weiner & co-director Roy Power and a live performance by Low Cut Connie's Adam Weiner! Art Dealers follows eccentric rock-n-roll performance artist Adam Weiner aka Low Cut Connie, and his band and crew as they attempt to mount a concert production of their recently released album "Art Dealers" for a three-night run in Covid-era New York City. Part of the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Todd Haynes’ Glam Rock classic! Set in the 1970s, Velvet Goldmine is the story of the life, death and resurrection of a glam-rock idol named Brian Slade, played by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and probably inspired by David Bowie. After headlining a brief but dazzling era of glitter rock, he fakes his own death onstage. When the hoax is revealed, his cocaine use increases, his sales plummet, and he disappears from view. A decade later, in the fraught year of 1984, a journalist named Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is assigned to find out what really happened to Brian Slade. Come early for a pre-movie set by Minneapolis Glam-Rockers Little Man! Part of the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

The 24th Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival kicks-off with Let The Canary Sing, chronicling Cyndi Lauper’s meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations through her music, ever-evolving punk style, unwavering feminism, and tireless advocacy. The film takes the audience on an engaging exploration of the world of a renowned and pioneering artist, who has left a remarkable legacy with her artwork. Minnesota premiere screening!

Second screening added by popular demand! Minnesota premiere of Finding Her Beat. For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore. In the dead of a Minnesota winter, Asian drumming divas smash gender roles and redefine power on their own terms. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota Premiere of Quantum Cowboys, an old fashioned western about two haplessly charming drifters, Frank and Bruno, who team up with Linde, recover her land and trek across 1870s southern Arizona in order to find an elusive frontier musician. Using a vibrant mix of 16mm live action film, paper cut-outs, hand drawn animation, oil paintings, 8K video, collage and digital animation, with live musical performances by Neko Case, John Doe, Howe Gelb and Xixa. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota Premiere of Immediate Family, which tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary studio musicians through the 70s, 80s, and onward, chronicling their illustrious partnerships and their formidable record of hit-making, including commentary from legendary artists like Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Rondstadt, Keith Richards, Don Henley, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Phil Collins, and more. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota Premiere of Chop & Steele, a comedic documentary feature from the team behind Winnebago Man about the power of friendship and the importance of comedy in the face of adversity. Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are best friends since childhood who perform a touring comedy show called the Found Footage Festival. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota Premiere of Butterfly In The Sky, which tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s series "Reading Rainbow," its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

This iconic and rarely screening silent film tells the story of Terje Vigen, a sailor, who suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. A Man There Was will be live-scored by The Poor Nobodys, a Minneapolis septet performing on cello, accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, upright bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota premiere of Finding Her Beat, including a Taiko drumming performance! For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore. In the dead of a Minnesota winter, Asian drumming divas smash gender roles and redefine power on their own terms. Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the greatest movies of all time! Minneapolis rocker Chris Perricelli of Little Man brings his signature swagger to the stage to kick off the night with a set of mind-blowing blistering electric guitar. Then settle in for a screening of "Wayne's World," about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). Part of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

Minnesota premiere of the much-anticipated documentary film based on Lizzy Goodman’s acclaimed book, “Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City: 2001-2011.” Opening night of the 23rd Annual Sound Unseen Music + Film Festival.

The 22nd Annual Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival concludes with the world premiere of Out of Time: The Material Issue Story, examining the tragic story of an indie power pop rock band on the cusp of superstardom cut short by front man Jim Ellison's suicide.

The 22nd Annual Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival continues with the Minnesota premiere of Fanny: The Right To Rock, the ground-breaking story of the incredible women of this legendary garage band who fought early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry (and later, ageism), and are now ready to claim their hallowed place in the halls of rock 'n' roll fame.

The 22nd Annual Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival continues with the Minnesota premiere of Listening To Kenny G, an inventive & thought-provoking documentary about the best-selling instrumentalist of all time.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of this much loved cult classic film. Opening music set by Courtney Yasmineh. Presented in partnership with Sound Unseen.

The 22nd Annual Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival kicks-off with the Minnesota premiere of JAGGED, which tells the story of how Alanis Morrisette came to be that empowered woman so many admire, and what happens when a 21-year-old becomes a worldwide phenomenon.

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CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE: Director Scott Crawford will be present and a Q & A will follow the screening.

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Presented by Sound Unseen // Director Ondi Timoner present will be present and a Q & A will follow the screening.

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Director W.T. Morgan, Producer Alizabeth Foley and Subject/Musician John Doe will be present and a Q & A will follow the screening.

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Co-director James June Schneider & Dischord Records, co-founder and Minor Threat drummer, Jeff Nelson will be present and a Q & A will follow the screening.

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Director Brandon Vedder will be present and a Q & A will follow the screening.

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