Burning Bridges

03/11/2021

The UK Premiere of ‘While You Live, Shine’ will screen at the Irish Film Festival London on 21st November at 2pm at Riverside Studios Hammersmith and includes a Q&A with Paul Duane.

The whole team is expected to attend. The film is also available to experience online https://www.irishfilmfestivallondon.com

To purchase tickets head over to https://www.irishfilmfestivallondon.com/programme/while-you-live-shine?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=social-wyls-premiere-uk

Coming soon on Burning Bridges!

A moving, powerful journey deep into the oldest music in the Western world, guided by the eccentric musicologist who has dedicated his life to understanding & preserving it. Paul Duane’s documentary is an immersive sonic & visual feast that leaves the viewer feeling like they've look

11/10/2021

Bernard Natan could be described as one of the fathers of French cinema. How did he come to be completely forgotten, especially so in France? How is it that what little attention is paid to him centres on his alleged career as a pioneer and performer in early gay and B**M p**n?

Watch the documentary on our website now: https://bit.ly/3kvsUIN

'An extraordinary forgotten story - a superb documentary' - The Irish Times.

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟰

Film running time: 1h 6min
Director: Paul Duane, David Cairns
Producer : Paul Duane
Script : David Cairns
Editor : Eoin McDonagh
Ex Producer : Craig McCall
Music : Seti The First
Voiceover Artist : Gavin Mitchell
Camera : Paul Duane, David Cairns, Rob Cawley, Louis-Joseph Auguste, Simon Fanthorpe, Jon Ebright


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23/09/2021

Watch the documentary film 'Betty: They Say I'm Different' on our website: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She “was the first…” as former husband Miles Davis said. “Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince”.

An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70’s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles – startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named “Bi***es Brew”. She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before.

Then suddenly – she vanished. Creatively blending documentary and animation this movie traces the path of Betty’s life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate.

After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations

"Honoring the beauty of the artist’s enigmatic aura and elusiveness, while also pursuing the larger conundrums surrounding Davis’s retreat from the public eye…offering us finally an alternative way to contemplate black women’s musicianship without trafficking in tragedy or unveiling privacy."
- Daphne A. Brooks Los Angeles Review Of Books

06/09/2021

Betty: They Say I'm Different - WATCH NOW: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music.

31/08/2021

Betty: They Say I'm Different - WATCH NOW: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW

A songwriter from a small steel town outside of Pittsburgh, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music.
She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles Davis - startlingly turning him from jazz to jazz fusion on the album she named "Bi***es Brew".
She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Then suddenly - she vanished.

Creatively blending documentary and animation this movie traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer and innovator the world failed to understand or appreciate.
After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.

26/08/2021

Betty: They Say I'm Different, directed by Philip Cox is available to stream on Burning-Bridges: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW

"Indomitable - she couldn't be tamed. Musically, philosophically and physically, she was extreme and attractive." - Carlos Santana

20/08/2021

Betty: They Say I'm Different is live NOW on burning-bridges.com

To celebrate the release, we're offering 50% to the first 50 customers that purchase the film using the code 'Betty' or by clicking the link below:
https://bit.ly/3z6luk2

10/08/2021

Creatively blending documentary, animation and nonfiction techniques, this movie traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate, revealing the mystery of her 35-year disappearance and her battle with mental illness and poverty. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince".

Check out the trailer and more about the newest addition to our website here: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW
The film will be available to stream later this month!

30/07/2021

Coming soon! A music documentary about Betty Davis, directed by Phil Cox. Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She “was the first…” as former husband Miles Davis said. “Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince”. An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70’s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music.

Find out more/pre-order on our website: https://bit.ly/3j7FnjW

A film by Phil Cox - Music Documentary – 52 min – United Kingdom/France 2017Find out more and pre-order on our website: https://bit.ly/3BWMuUVFunk Queen Bett...

29/07/2021

Great news! We're offering 50% discount for Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present! Only this weekend! Click on the link below or go to our website and use code FIRST50 to get your discount.

https://bit.ly/3ibpQ3B

The reason? Well, soon enough we'll be releasing a series of new documentary films on our website so we're offering you a chance to watch some of the films we already have on our website, for an even better price - starting with this documentary about THE Tony Conrad!

06/04/2021

This month marks 5 years since Tony Conrad passed away. We're glad to present to you a documentary by Tyler Hubby on the life and work of this great artist. Join us in commemorating - leave a like and share with your friends and family.

Watch Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present on our website at: shorturl.at/eDPUV

Other documentaries are also available to stream on our website.

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You cannot talk about without mentioning Tony Conrad, the original disruptor.

He was one of the great American artists of his time, yet to the world at large he remains criminally under appreciated. Since the early 1960s, Conrad's films and compositions have been stuff of legend for artists and musicians everywhere.

⭕ He performed in and recorded the soundtrack to Jack Smith's legendary "Flaming Creatures"
⭕ He laid bare the paradigms of cinema in "The Flicker", a film composed of only black and white frames
⭕ His powerful and startling drone compositions still have the music establishment scratching their heads
⭕His early work with La Monte Young and John Cale played a role in the formation of The Velvet Underground
⭕As an early adopter of activist public access television, he democratized the emerging medium of portable video for ordinary citizens.

His vast, 50 year inter-disciplinary repertoire inspired and confounded generations of artists, collaborators and fans. In his later years he continued to perform and make work that pushed the boundaries of reason for which he has finally begun to receive worldwide attention.

23/03/2021

Happy to see quite a few people join us in our first live session with Paul Duane and Martin Hossbach! We will do better next time! If you missed the live or want to rewatch it, we have uploaded the recording here!
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We were happy to have you on the 21st of March together with director Paul Duane and Martin Hossbach, talking about the documentary film Welcome to the Dark ...