Between June 15th and 26th, the In-Edit Brasil 2022 presents several musical documentaries in a hybrid format, in some cinemas in São Paulo and online.
In the programming, heavy metal gained a special space that includes documentaries such as A Heavy Metal Civilization , which talks about the genre in Finland, DIO Dreamers Never Die , a film about the life of the legendary Ronnie James Dio , and Quem Kiss Teve , which shows the group in Brazil in 1983.
These are just some of the documentaries that will be presented at the festival. Check out six documentaries we've selected for our readers to watch below.
A Heavy Metal Civilization
Have you ever imagined a country that officially recognizes heavy metal as part of its cultural heritage? Well, this place exists and it's called Finland, a place with more than 50 metal bands for every 100,000 inhabitants.
A Heavy Metal Civilization is more than a film about Finnish heavy metal; it's the story told by those who made it. Here, several of the genre's biggest names share their views on society, religion, politics, and how an underground subculture became an important ambassador of local culture.
DIO Dreamers Never Die
Ronnie James Dio's life is a peculiar one. From crooner in a doo-wop band in the 1950s to heavy metal legend, a lot happened. In this documentary , directed by Don Argott and Damian Fenton, we follow all these phases, including his adventures with Ritchie Blackmore in Rainbow , replacing none other than Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath , until finally forming his own band.
Generous and kind, Dio was loved by all who knew him, but he carried within him the pain caused by death and betrayal.
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
If we can say that thrash metal has a birthplace, it would undoubtedly be the San Francisco Bay Area. Metallica , Megadeth , Exodus , Anthrax , Testament , and Slayer emerged from their garages to take the world by storm with scrappy guitars, complex riffs, and politically charged lyrics inherited from punk.
A story that has begun to repeat itself around the world, where neighborhood teenagers get together to make a fast, heavy, and menacing sound. But, in the end, what really matters is friendship.
Who Kiss Had
In June 1983, the band Kiss came to Brazil for their first tour. At the time, videomaker Tadeu Jungle went to the entrance of the Morumbi stadium, where the show would take place, to interview the audience and create a generational portrait.
The result is an entertaining film, full of unintentional humor, but which shows a new generation of young people who no longer felt the weight of the dictatorship on their shoulders, but who also did not yet know democracy.
The Forbidden Strings
Four young Afghan immigrants in Iran formed a rock band that had never been allowed to perform. Now they have the chance to play live for the first time in their homeland, through an invitation to a festival.
But to get there they need to pass through an area controlled by the Taliban and through zones of armed conflict.
Until the Light Takes Us
Here is the legendary documentary that tells a bit about the origins of black metal and its (even more) obscure circumstances. Amidst a wave of church burnings in different locations, satanic rituals, fights and betrayals, drummer Leif Gylve “Fenriz” Nagell of the band Dark Throne and Varg Vikernes of Mayhem – who spent more than a decade behind bars for the murder of guitarist Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth – tell their stories.
A harsh portrait, full of envy, insanity, and cruelty.