Behind a Hill (2012)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Troels Mads, Rune Brink Hansen

Synopsis

This documentary is a journey into our own fascination, a collection of portraits of folk musicians living in New England, and a study of the ground on which their music is founded. We listen to them as they tell their stories and play their music. First and foremost, Behind a Hill is a tribute to these musicians and a rare peep into the house parties and basement jams of New England, in the northwestern corner of the USA, with the vain hope attached that maybe you, the viewer, will grow as fond of the music as we have. When we first encountered these musicians, we were overwhelmed by the quality of their musical output. We were entranced by the melodies, harmonies, rhythms, and tempos and every other element that constitutes a song (or, as is often the case, a piece of abstract drone music, heavy feedback, or someone banging a steel pipe against a bag of dirt while chanting in a yet undiscovered language, or...).

Actors

Dredd Foole
Dredd Foole
Himself
Matt Valentine
Matt Valentine
Himself
Shannon Ketch
Shannon Ketch
Herself
Amanda Petrovato
Amanda Petrovato
Herself
Greg Petrovato
Greg Petrovato
Himself
Christopher Carmody
Christopher Carmody
Himself
Conrad Capistran
Conrad Capistran
Himself
Dave Sweetapple
Dave Sweetapple
Himself
Ruth Garbus
Ruth Garbus
Herself
Chris Weisman
Chris Weisman
Himself
Kyle Thomas
Kyle Thomas
Himself
Lana Sheehan
Lana Sheehan
Herself
Jack Wingate
Jack Wingate
Himself
Asa Irons
Asa Irons
Himself
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Himself
John Moloney
John Moloney
Himself
Caleb Mulkerin
Caleb Mulkerin
Himself
Colleen Kinsella
Colleen Kinsella
Herself
Brendan Evans
Brendan Evans
Himself
Nemo Bidstrup
Nemo Bidstrup
Herself

Crews

Joe Motika
Joe Motika
Transportation Captain
Mathias Malling Mortensen
Mathias Malling Mortensen
Animation
Paul LaBrecque
Paul LaBrecque
Music
Troels Mads
Troels Mads
Director
Troels Mads
Troels Mads
Editor
Troels Mads
Troels Mads
Producer
Ron J. Schneiderman
Ron J. Schneiderman
Thanks
Troels Mads
Troels Mads
Writer
Rune Brink Hansen
Rune Brink Hansen
Writer
Rune Brink Hansen
Rune Brink Hansen
Editor
Rune Brink Hansen
Rune Brink Hansen
Producer
Rune Brink Hansen
Rune Brink Hansen
Director

Trailers and other movies

Behind A Hill - Chapter 1 - Introduction

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