Don’t Go Gentle: A Film about IDLES
UK/EU 120+ cinema release in June, July & August 2021.
VOD release August 6th 2021
DVD/Blu-ray release 20th August
Festivals / Screenings:
2021
Seeyousound Turin, Italy 19-25 Feb 2021 || FAME Paris, France 18-25 Feb 2021 || Gimme Shelter Athens, Greece 24-31 May 2021 || DORF Dorf, Croatia 18-21 Aug 2021 || Riot Festival Moscow, Russia 28th Aug 2021 || Musilkfilm Festivalen DFI Copenhagen, Denmark 17-26 Sep 2021 || In Edit Barcelona 28 Oct to 7 Nov 2021 Barcelona, Spain || In Edit Brasil 16-27 June 2021 Brasil || Grossman Festival 16-24 July 2021 Ormoz, Slovenia || Cinema House 2 July 2021 Sofia, Bulgaria || Musical Ecran September 2021 Bordeaux, France || Medimex 14-18th Sep 2021 Puglia, Italy
Don't Go Gentle is a film about finding strength in vulnerability. It journeys through IDLES determination, friendship and adversity as they fight for a place in a divided socio-political environment, unexpectedly inspiring and unifying an international community along the way.
Director: Mark Archer | Producer: Andy Stewart | Executive Producer: Sara Archer | Associate Producer/Photographer: Lindsay Melbourne | Editor: Tom Weller | Sound Design: Jeremy Rychard Synder | Colour Grade: Dan Moran | Graphics: Adam Norfolk
2022
Rockaway, January, Bognor Regis, UK || Kinodromo, January, Bologna, Italy || Soundwatch, March, Saint-Malo / Rennes, France || Independent Venue Week, January, UK || Single Social Venue, March, Sofia, Bulgaria || Dva Osam, 13th April, Zagreb, Croatia || Wallonia at Le Vecteur, 14th April, Charleroi, Belgium || Impulse Festival, 24th April, Rijeka, Croatia ||Tel Aviv Cinemateque, November, Tel Aviv, Israel
BBC Film: Entertaining & thought-provoking study of modern manhood!
Timeout Magazine 4* Feel good hit of the summer
NME Magazine 4* 'Don't Go Gentle', the new film about IDLES, is touching proof that bands can still change your life
D Movies 4* - Dirty Gem: The film, like the band, is less concerned with lacing the audiences in pyrotechnics, as it is in capturing the essence with as much clarity and honesty as they are able to stomach. The band pride themselves on the passion that could only come from a place of great truth. And much like the group it sets out to celebrate, the film is extraordinarily honest.
Rolling Stone Magazine FR 4* - ‘Finding the right band at the right time can be life-changing, and this documentary is proof.’
New Noise Magazine 4* - ‘Don’t Go Gentle, though still focusing on the Bristol-based band, finds an even stronger story in the community the band has created around them.’
Guardian Film 3* -honours their earnestness and energy
Vive Le Rock: 8/10 - ‘It’s a film that shows love, humour and grief in equal measure in the face of depression, racism and classism, proving that joy is indeed an act of resistance’
Uncut: 7/10 A lively and engaging primer!
BRWC - Don’t Go Gentle: A Film about IDLES is a documentary that not only provides insight into the formation and rise of a band, but speaks to the power art has to bring people together and build people up. Featuring honest interviews, arresting concert footage, and a meditation on what art can do, this film is a must see for all documentary and music lovers alike.
Louder Than War - As a documentary, Don’t Go Gentle is as likely to make you laugh as it will make you cry. You might even want to smash up some chintzy china. It should also make you want to live your best life.
Rhys Buchanan: Writer and Editor | ‘Captures the rise of IDLES perfectly- emotional, hilarious and inspiring.’
Richard Bowes: Author | ‘Highly recommended viewing on this drizzly weekend. A film about the most important British band around.’
Getintothiss: ‘Don’t Go Gentle shows how a band can change lives, not only on-stage, but also off, as music brings people together and unites them in ways other things don’t.’
The Indiependent: ‘Don’t Go Gentle is the message we’ve all been needing: vulnerability is strength, emotion is courage. IDLES are revolutionary, and there’s an entire community proving that they inspire nothing but greatness.’
Contact: contact@dontgogentle.co.uk
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