London Film Festival 2014

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Time Is Illmatic Time Is Illmatic
Time Is Illmatic and Song From The Forest
The 78 Project Movie (Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Alex Steyermark; Writer: Alex Steyermark, Lavinia Jones Wright; Stars: John C. Reilly, John Doe, Coati Mundi, Holly Williams, Alex Steyermark, Lavinia Jones Wright, Gaby Moreno, Ben Vaughn, Ella Mae Bowen, Jaron Lanier, Tom Brosseau, Dawn Landes, Jeff Place, Percy Wiggins, Victoria Williams)
Folk music project, sees musicians from around the US lay down tracks on an antique recording device.
Austin To Boston (Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Marcus Haney, James Marcus Haney; Writer: Marcus Haney)
A group of musicians - London's Communion - take a US road trip.
Eden (Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Mia Hansen-Løve; Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve, Sven Hansen-Løve; Stars: Greta Gerwig, Brady Corbet, Golshifteh Farahani, Claire Tran, Arsinée Khanjian, Crystal Lonneberg, Laura Smet, Félix de Givry, Selcuk Demir, Vincent Lacoste, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Macaigne, Shirville Jarvis, Roman Kolinka, Matthias Van Khache, Reginald L. Wilson)
Paul is taking his first steps as a DJ in the world of French house music.
Flow (Ækte Vare) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2014; Director: Fenar Ahmad; Writer: Anders Ølholm; Stars: Kian Rosenberg Larsson, Ali Sivandi, Lirim Jusufi, Benny Jamz, Rasmus Hammerich, Marijana Jankovic, Frederik Christian Johansen, Maria Erwolter, Casper Sloth, Morten Ruben Sørensen, Hassan El Sayed, Mikkel Arendt, Hilal Anyabo, Sivas Torbati, Ediz Caliskan)
A chance at stardom beckons for a Danish kid who grew up on the poverty line.
Keep On Keepin On (Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Alan Hicks; Writer: Davis Coombe, Alan Hicks; Stars: Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Clark Terry, Terri Lyne Carrington, Mulgrew Miller, Arturo Sandoval, Gwen Terry, Frank Kauflin, Justin Kauflin, Candy, Quincy Cavers, Phylis Kauflin)
Eighty-nine year old trumpeting legend Clark Terry has mentored jazz wonders like Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, but Terry’s most unlikely friendship is with Justin Kauflin, a 23-year-old blind piano player with uncanny talent, but debilitating nerves. As Justin prepares for the most pivotal moment in his budding career, Terry’s ailing health threatens to end his own.
Eden Eden
Eden and The 78 Project Movie
Song From The Forest (Country: Germany, US, Central African Republic; Year: 2013; Director: Michael Obert; Writer: Michael Obert)
Documentary about an American musicologist’s life among the Bayaka pygmies.
Time Is Illmatic (Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: One9; Writer: Erik Parker; Stars: Nas, Cornel West, Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Alicia Keys, Olu Dara, Roxanne Shante, Jabari “Jungle” Jones, Marley Marl, MC Shan, DJ Prmeier, Large Professor, Wiz, MC Serch, Faith Newman, L.E.S., AZ, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, Henry Louis Gates, Destiny Jones), Trailer
Documentary about hip hop artist Nas.
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