Manu Chao

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a foreign policy based on practical and economic interests instead of ethical and theoretical principles, essential for their international politic strategies, which have generated a great instability that causes chaos and violence, as occurs in Western Sahara, the last African colony according to the UN, a region on the brink of war.

A documentary on the life of renowned Brazilian musician Marcelo Yuka, who was shot nine times in the streets of Rio de Janeiro in 2000 and became one of the main voices of social justice and peace in Brazil.

Baionarena is a live album and DVD release in 2009 by Manu Chao and Radio Bemba. It was recorded during summer 2008 in the Arena of Bayonne during the Fêtes de Bayonne, hence the name Baionarena which also happens to mean the one that belongs to Bayonne in Basque.

This special, behind-the-scenes film takes us on a trip to Mali to witness Amadou & Mariam at home and their musical encounter with legendary artist and producer Manu Chao during the making of their hit album Dimanche à Bamako, The music provides the lifeblood of the film, featuring the hits Sénégal Fast Food and La Realité, popular favourites Coulibaly, M’Bifé and Camions Sauvages plus a rare, unreleased live song by Manu Chao, Kira.

This special, behind-the-scenes film takes us on a trip to Mali to witness Amadou & Mariam at home and their musical encounter with legendary artist and producer Manu Chao during the making of their hit album Dimanche à Bamako, The music provides the lifeblood of the film, featuring the hits Sénégal Fast Food and La Realité, popular favourites Coulibaly, M’Bifé and Camions Sauvages plus a rare, unreleased live song by Manu Chao, Kira.

1986년 멕시코 월드컵에서 전 세계를 발칵 뒤집어놓은 사건이 발생한다. 아르헨티나라는 작은 나라의 선수 디에고 마라도나가 잉글랜드와의 경기에서 핸들링 파울을 범하여 득점을 한 것. 하지만 이 명백한 파울은 골로 인정되고, 그는 '신의 손'이라는 오명을 지니게 된다. 그러나 3분 뒤, 홀로 6명을 제치며 60미터를 달려간 그가 추가골을 터뜨린다. 신의 손이라는 오명을 지녔지만 현존하는 최고의 선수라는 명예도 함께 가진, 축구의 신 마라도나가 탄생하는 순간이다. 칸 영화제 3회 수상에 빛나는 거장 감독 에밀 쿠스트리차는 인간 마라도나를 카메라에 담기로 한다. 아직까지 그에 대해 제대로 담은 작품이 단 한 편도 없다는 안타까움으로 시작한 작품은, 당당한 척 살고 있지만 수 많은 사건사고로 더 유명한, 그러나 현재까지도 살아있는 영원한 영웅이라는 칭호를 받고 있는 인간 마라도나를 제대로 그리기로 한다. 자신과 가장 가깝게 닮은 인물이라 생각한 바로 그 사람을. 하지만 첫 만남부터 서로의 삶과 사상을 관통하는 공통점들을 하나씩 발견하게 되는데…

LT22 Radio La Colifata is a radio station run entirely by the patients of the J.T. Borda Psychiatric Hospital in Buenos Aires. Recorded and broadcast from the hospital gardens, it is heard the world over. It is a station that questions the limit between madness and reason, a station that breaks down the dividing wall between the "sane" and the "mad".

Formed by Manu and Antoine Chao, along with their cousin Santiago Casariego, the French band Mano Negra was formed in 1987, in Paris. The band was immediately spotted in the music scene for its unique style that mixed rock, French chanson, flamenco, ska, salsa, reggae, hip-hop and African rhythms.During the '90s, Mano Negra reached its greatest commercial success both in Europe and in the Spanish-speaking world, where it left an influential mark for contemporary music. The documentary chronicles Mano Negra's entire career through the testimonies of its members, as well as bands sharing their beginnings, such as Los Carayos, Joint de Culasse and Hot Pants.

Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.

Documentary about the so-called "hope camp", which narrates the long protest carried out by the Sintel workers camped in the middle of Castellana Street in Madrid in defence of their labour rights. The documentary follows the evolution of the events during 4 months, from April to August 2001, reflecting the life of these people during their encampment and the negotiations between the government and the trade unions.

From Paris to Tijuana and Detroit to Barcelona, in a big venue or an intimate dive, the equation is sure to be the same: Manu Chao + Radio Bemba = an explosive cocktail. An explosion of joy. Sweating, shouting, jumping… songs coming one after another at the speed of light… a short pause… then a loud surge of rock & roll.

Live concert of Manu Chao and his band Radio Bemba Sound System performed in Grand Halle La Villette (Paris) on September 2001.

Documentary following the planning and execution of Sweden's biggest music festival. Interviews with festival staff are followed by interviews and performances by the bands. This year the festival had chartered their own plan from London to bring the coolest bands in Britain to Sweden, which prompted television personality Henrik Schyffert to quip "If this plane crashes the hottest band in England will be Marillion"