Nick Cave, Sinéad O’Connor, Leonard Cohen Documentaries Among CPH:DOX Music Program
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features EditorCopenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX), which runs in-person March 21-April 3, has revealed the lineup for its music program, Sound & Vision.Highlights of the program, which contains 18 films, include a Nick Cave documentary, a look at the rise and fall of Sinéad O’Connor’s music career, the story behind Leonard Cohen’s hit “Hallelujah,” and an examinations of an album composed by artificial intelligence.
The music of Leonard Bernstein, Stockhausen, XXXTENTACTION and a feminist metal band from Lebanon will also feature.Although people have been singing along to Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for more than 40 years, it flopped when it was first released in 1984.
The documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” takes us through Cohen’s career and the creation of “Hallelujah,” which he worked on for seven years.
Cave’s film “This Much I Know to Be True” focuses on an intimate concert experience, and also provides an insight into his collaboration with his creative partner Warren Ellis, and presents one of the musician’s other passions: Making sculptures of the devil.In “Nothing Compares,” we follow O’Connor’s path from international pop star to exile from mainstream music, while also dealing with religion, gender identity and the male-dominated music industry.“Look at Me!” explores how teenager Jahseh Onfroy became the SoundCloud rapper XXXTENTACTION, one of the most streamed artists in the world.
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