Facing the Music: Eurovision in Azerbaijan

Daði og Gagnamagnið

March 2021 •Icelandic

A two-part documentary about Daði & Gagnamagnið, introducing viewers to the band’s story since first taking part in the Icelandic national competition for Eurovision in 2017.

Go Friends!

May 2001 •Swedish

Follow Friends on their journey after winning Melodifestivalen to represent Sweden at Eurovision in Copenhagen.

Ein Lied für Europa

May 2011 •German

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

May 2009 •English

A 2008 documentary and debut feature film of Bafta-Award nominated director Jamie Jay Johnson. It follows the lives of the participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, specifically the entrants from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Georgia. The film sees them proceed from the national finals that saw them crowned the representatives of their country through to the international song festival itself held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands where they each compete against 16 other acts.

The Punk Voyage

October 2017 •Finnish

In December 2016 a remarkable chapter in music history was closed as the Finnish punk rock band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) retired. Punk Voyage is a feature length documentary film about the last years of the band, with all the ups and downs included. After becoming celebrities in Finland, this incredible quartet continued to conquer new fans around the World. In its seven years run PKN played nearly 300 gigs in 16 countries. In 2015 the band was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, where they played to over 100 million television spectators. However, the busy traveling and success created a lot of pressure within the band: Kari struggled with the temptations and responsibilities brought by publicity; Sami extended his territory to politics and religion; Toni's and the band's roadie Niila's crush to the the same girl caused conflicts; and Pertti, tired of this all, decided to retire.

Architects of Denial

October 2017 •English

Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.

Barbara Pravi, that's who I am

May 2021 •French

An intimate portrait of Barbara Pravi. The camera slips into the background, forgotten as it accompanies the singer and actress through her everyday life to reveal her inner pathway. An opportunity to follow her through the different stages of a great adventure, the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

MonoKate

May 2021 •Ukrainian

Documentary that follows Go_A’s lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko in the build up to Eurovision 2021.

Dance Alone

May 2021 •Lithuanian

Naked Eurovision

December 1998 •English

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

A Song Called Hate

June 2021 •English

The pro-Palestinian, anti-capitalist, BDSM-provocative, techno-punk performance art ensemble Hatari unsurprisingly drew attention to themselves with their performance at the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest. So much so that they won and therefore were allowed to perform at the main event in Tel Aviv. But what now? Should they boycott the event, swallow their idealism, or use their airtime to criticise the host country for their illegal occupation of Palestine? The Icelandic director Anna Hildur joins the boys in the band all the way to the fateful final.

ABBA Forever: A Celebration

October 2019 •English

This definitive music documentary, featuring a greatest hits soundtrack and bounty of classic performance clips, provides an inside look into how Swedish pop group ABBA's music was made, as the former members and various colleagues tell their story from pre-ABBA days onward.

Kalush Orchestra, or How We Stopped Worrying and Won Eurovision During the War

December 2022 •Ukrainian

A documentary story about the participation and victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 by the Ukrainian band Kalush Orkestra.

United By Music

December 2023 •English

Behind the scenes look at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Eternal Mission

January 2016 •Azerbaijani

The film "Eternal Mission" tells about the tumultuous fate of the delegation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic sent to the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919 under the leadership of Alimardan Bey Topchubashov, the Speaker of the Parliament.

Die Schweiz am ESC – Dramen, Siege, Emotionen

May 2020 •German

A look back at Switzerland's history in the Eurovision Song Contest highlighted by the two wins in 1956 and 1988.

Remo Forrer - Der Auftritt meines Lebens

May 2023 •German

Documenting Remo Forrer's journey to the Eurovision stage.

Det svenska schlagerkriget

May 2024 •Swedish

After ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 Sweden was tasked with hosting it the next year. This documentary tells the story of that production and places it in the social and political context of Sweden in 1975 and a music scene that was anything but supportive of the endeavour.

The Secret History of Eurovision

April 2011 •English

A television documentary charting the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and its impact on European political and social structure.

Worst Kept Secret: The Subwoolfer Documentary

March 2023 •English

It started with a writing camp and a banana... and became a phenomenon that captivated Eurovision fans across the world. But who could possibly be behind the masks? Worst Kept Secret tells the story of Subwoolfer - Norway's iconic Eurovision entry in 2022 and the first ever anonymous yellow wolves from space to grace the Eurovision Song Contest stage. Finally the identities of Jim and Keith have been revealed... but not everything was always as it seemed.