NXNE 2009

African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop's role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet - the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process.

In co-presentation with Hot Docs.

Punk music and major record labels are like oil and water. They don't mix.

Shot in Super 8, But We Have The Music documents portraits of people taken in the same space: space of listening, space of black & white, in space together through the fantasies of the model and the filmmaker. Featuring the music of Leonard Cohen, The Gun Club, Dion and The Beach Boys.

Proudly in co-operation with CIMM Fest: http://www.cimmfest.org/

Barenaked Ladies got their start on MuchMusic’s “Speaker’s Corner” booth and the UltraSound Showbar down the street. Today, those spots are both gone. Drummer Tyler Stewart reminisces about the grassroots community that once dominated this stretch of Queen Street West. City Sonic is a series of short films about extraordinary artists shot in places where their musical lives were transformed. It’s about the creative reverb that makes Toronto’s music scene. The full series rolls out in the fall of 2009 on mobile phones, online and on TV. For now, watch the story unfold at citysonic.tv.

East Coast boy lands in Toronto and infiltrates the experimental music scene. His live debut at the Wavelength series with his band Holy Fuck had unexpected results. Now a global success, Brian takes us inside Sneaky Dee’s and back to the origins of his band. City Sonic is a series of short films about extraordinary artists shot in places where their musical lives were transformed. It’s about the creative reverb that makes Toronto’s music scene. The full series rolls out in the fall of 2009 on mobile phones, online and on TV. For now, watch the story unfold at citysonic.tv.

Punk rock stars and skateboarding enthusiasts Cancer Bats reveal the magic DIY community behind the unmarked, heavily spray-painted door of the Adrift Clubhouse. City Sonic is a series of short films about extraordinary artists shot in places where their musical lives were transformed. It’s about the creative reverb that makes Toronto’s music scene. The full series rolls out in the fall of 2009 on mobile phones, online and on TV. For now, watch the story unfold at citysonic.tv.