Close-Up: an oddyssey

Bored with her mundane life, aspiring writer Lucy Simon embarks on a psychedelic road trip to the planet Mars with her brash, unnamed drug dealer behind the wheel. Danger, thrills and cosmic wonder ensues in this existential adventure presented entirely through the use of close-up photography.

Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April 22,2007. Most of what’s on here is seen before, particularly in Roelof Kier’s 1971 documentary and/or Scheffer’s own documentary “A present day composer refuses to die”. But there is some new stuff too, particularly interviews with Denny Walley, Haskell Wekler, Elliot Ingber and Bruce Fowler.

Porcupine Tree: The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet

A documentary chronicling the production of British prog rock band Porcupine Tree's ninth studio album.

Harmonium en Californie

Through concerts and interviews, folk-progressive group Harmonium takes Quebec culture to California. This documentary full of colour and sound, filmed in California in 1978, recounts the ups and downs of the journey of the Quebec musical group Harmonium, who came to feel the pulse of Americans and see if culture, their culture, can succeed in crossing borders.

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part I)

The fourth in a series of feature-length documentaries about Progressive rock written and directed by Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder. Krautrock, Part 1 focuses on German progressive rock, popularly known as Krautrock, from in and around the Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg regions of Germany. Artist featured include Kraftwerk, Neu, Can, Faust and others.

Opeth: The Making of Deliverance and Damnation

Studio documentary about the making of the albums 'Deliverance' and 'Damnation' that were recorded at the same time.

Yes: Classic Artists

The story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of band's career is now told for the first time in a series of exclusive interviews with Yes members past and present for this definitive and fully authorised documentary.

Astronomical Echoes

Made by film students, the short film is a tribute and authorial reinterpretation inspired by old Pink Floyd music videos as a psychedelic trip. Using overhead projectors to capture a liquid light show, the narrative is stitched together from a retro photograph, bringing a bit of 60s psychedelia with an air of nostalgia. With the combination of two of the band's songs ("Echoes" and "Astronomy Domine"), the music video brings the concept of the realism and ludic, of the present moment and insanity. Composed of characters who are part of a fictional band and travel through the delight of a mind that lives in the past while resting in reality.

Porcupine Tree: Rockpalast 2005 - Live Music Hall Köln

With melodic progressive rock and socially critical lyrics, the British band Porcupine Tree also gained a large fan base in Germany at the turn of the millennium. In 2005, Rockpalast filmed them at their gig in Cologne's Live Music Hall. At their concert in Cologne, the band played a varied set of 15 songs, including their hit at the time, Lazarus.

Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark 2022

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of English progressive rock band Marillion's twentieth record over 2021, during the insecurity of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Night Flight with Frank Zappa, Porn Wars

Frank Zappa stopped by the Night Flight studios in 1985 to talk about music videos, censorship, the PMRC and what it's like to play in his band.

In Continuum (Dave Kerzner) - Live at Progstock 2018

In Continuum is Dave Kerzner's next experiment with line-up.

Evergrey: A Night To Remember

A Night To Remember was recorded and filmed in Evergrey’s hometown of Gothenburg and became the absolute highlight of the tour. The historic concert hall of the Storan Theatre (dating from the early 19th century) serves as the backdrop, with its fantastic scenery and acoustics, a breath-taking light show, the band in top form, and the audience (many of which arrived from all around the world) on fire with excitement.A Night To Remember was filmed with 7 roving cameras and in 5.1 DTS Sound and contains all six of the Everegrey video clips, in depth interviews with all of the band members and plenty of backstage footage, including studio reports and tech talk.

Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

Halloween, New York City, 1981 Live at The Palladium with Ray White, Steve Vai, Bobby Martin, Tommy Mars, Ed Mann, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman

Be Bop Deluxe at The BBC (1974-1978)

1. Maid in Heaven (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 2. Sister Seagull (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 3. Ships in the Night (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 4. Fair Exchange (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 5. Forbidden Lovers (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 6. Down on Terminal Street (The Old Grey Whistle Test) 7. New Precision (Sight and Sound in Concert) 8. Superenigmatix (Sight and Sound in Concert) 9. Possession (Sight and Sound in Concert) 10. Dangerous Stranger (Sight and Sound in Concert) 11. Islands of the Dead (Sight and Sound in Concert) 12. Lovers Are Mortal (Sight and Sound in Concert) 13. Panic in the World (Sight and Sound in Concert).

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of this classic album, learn how Pink Floyd assembled "Dark Side of the Moon" with the aid of original engineer Alan Parsons. All four band members--Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright--are interviewed at length, giving valuable insights into the recording process. The themes of the album are discussed at length, and the band take you back to the original multi track tapes to illustrate how they pieced together the songs. With individual performances of certain tracks from Roger, David, and Richard included, this is an essential purchase for any Pink Floyd fans, and a fascinating artefact for rock historians everywhere.

Destroy All Neighbors

William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.

Yessongs

Filmed live at London's Rainbow Theatre in December 1972, the innovative group Yes performs its progressive rock symphonies -- epic compositions that influenced new trends in contemporary music. "Yessongs" provides a visual record of the concert tour that became a groundbreaking tour de force in rock music. This unique concert video of Yes was filmed during their record-breaking tour and features the talents of the five original band members. The massively popular band defined the prog rock movement with their mystical epics which infused both a Medieval and Classical sound into rock music. Titles performed include "Close to the Edge," "All Good People," and "Roundabout."

Genesis: Together and Apart

A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film recounts their extraordinary musical story, exploring the songwriting and the emotional highs and lows.