EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES
2023 | USA | 110 min
LOGLINE
Since 1989, the slowest metal band on Earth has conjured some of music’s most striking tectonic changes. Not only did the band Earth create a glacially paced subgenre of metal, but visionary leader Dylan Carlson did so amidst heroin addiction and the tragic death of his best friend, Kurt Cobain.
SYNOPSIS
Since 1989, the slowest metal band on the planet has conjured some of music’s most striking tectonic changes. Not only did the band Earth create a glacially paced subgenre of metal and play a pivotal role in the popularization of grunge, but visionary leader Dylan Carlson also did it while battling small-town boredom, heroin addiction, and the tragic death of his roommate and best friend, Kurt Cobain.
Despite the high volume of its beloved and beautiful drone metal, Earth has rarely had much to say for itself. For the first time, in a moving saga that respects the music as much as the ragtag cast of eccentrics and surreal Pacific Northwest majesty that shaped it, Clyde Petersen gets to the core of the could-have-been-tragic triumph of Earth, the slow band that changed everything it touched.
Director Clyde Petersen
Producers Clyde Petersen, Kathy Lindenmayer, Bruce Bond, Lynn Shelton, Benjamin Kasulke, Corey J. Brewer, Keith Bacon, Jody Poorwill, Theo Hilton, Paul Shin, Leah Gold
Editor Clyde Petersen
Music Earth
Cast Featuring Dylan Carlson, Adrienne Davies, Slim Moon, Brett Netson, Stuart Hallerman, Bruce Pavitt, Michael J. McDaniel, Phil Ek, Tom Hansen, Jonathan Poneman, John Schuller, Jonas Haskins, Steve Moore, Randall Dunn, Mell Dettmer, Don McGreevy, Bill Herzog, Bill Frisell, Angelina Baldoz, Lori Goldston, Karl Blau, Jodie Cox, Holly Amber, Tristan Jemsek, Jay Crash, Heidi Elise Wirz, Corey J. Brewer
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
CPH:DOX 2023 (Festival World Premiere)
Indie Memphis (Award: Best Sounds Feature)
Makedonska 21 (Award: Best Sound)
IndieLisboa (Special Jury Mention)
Seattle International Film Festival (Festival US Premiere)
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Montreal Pop Festival
Amplifest
Sled Island Music Festival
Way Out West
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Bumbershoot Arts Festival
Bogatá Experimental Film Festival
New Zealand International Film Festival
SPACE
Vashon Island Film Festival
Local Sightings
Musikfilm Festivalen
Tacoma Film Festival
Doctober
Sonica Ekrano
Sound Unseen
In-Edit Barcelona
In-Edit Chile
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