Gimme Danger

director: Jim Jarmusch

original title: Gimme Danger

year: 2016

running time: 108 min.

synopsis

Jim Jarmusch chronicles the story of The Stooges, one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands of all time, presenting the context of the band’s emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relating their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.

biography

Jim Jarmusch (1953) has been a fixture on the independent film scene since 1980s. Gimme Danger (2016) is the first feature-length documentary in his long and diverse filmography. As a musician, he has collaborated with lute player Jozef van Wissem, who will be performing at this year’s festival.

more about film

director:	Jim Jarmusch
producer:	Carter Logan, Fernando Sulichin, Rob Wilson
photography:	Tom Krueger
editing:	Affonso Gonçalves, Adam Kurnitz
sound:	Robert Hein

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