Music movies
Stories where rhythm and melody take center stage, including biographies of legends and dance-filled spectacles.
Subgenres include: Narrative Musical, Jukebox Musical, Concert Film.
Through Daniel Balavoine's greatest songs, which have become cult classics, this documentary traces the dazzling career of a free-spirited singer, driven by an urgent need to speak out, denounce injustice, and love, whose lyrics continue to touch several generations. Rare archives, testimonials from those who knew him, expert analysis and insights from today's musicians highlight the enduring modernity of his work and examine the legacy he left to French music.

214. they are gutting a body of water | NTS Session
Documentary Music2026•10min
Director: Ben Turok
Cult Philadelphia shoegaze band TAGABOW bring their crushing, maximalist sound to the chaos of the junkyard on their NTS Session.

215. The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
Documentary Music2026
Director: Antoine Baldassari
The Girl from Ipanema charts the progress of bossa nova (new wave), and the Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's musical development and rise to fame. Best of all, at the end of the documentary the mature Astrud answers the question that must surely be on every viewer's mind: Was she sick to death of singing The Girl from Ipanema?







