About the film

Was the disco culture of the 1970s a wild, hedonistic exploration of everything that could be screwed, sniffed and danced to? Or was it a subversive soundtrack for the liberation of women, gays and black people? The Secret Disco Revolution examines the many competing views on disco music's cultural significance – and does so in a highly funny and bitingly ironic way. Interviews with politically correct music experts who hail the historical importance of disco music are contrasted by legends such as Gloria Gaynor, The Village People and Kool and the Gang, who have a somewhat more down-to-earth understanding of the whole culture. The film thus both lovingly takes the piss out of the often hated genre, while obviously also revealing a deep love for its subject matter. And as a spectator one gets both wiser and more confused, while this dizzy feeling is enhanced by great music from the glitter era, so one ends with a tremendous urge to swing ones legs, afro and moustache to the music's funky hi-hat beats, four-on-the-floor disco beats and relaxed bass strings. Get your boogie on!

Wybrane nagrody i festiwale / Selected festivals and awards: 2013 – MFF Rotterdam / Rotterdam IFF, 2012 – MFF Toronto / Toronto IFF, 2012 – CPH:DOX Kopenhaga / CPH:DOX Copenhagen, 2012 – FF Sztokholm / Stockholm FF

Attend the meeting with Bill Brewster following the screening of the film “Secret Disco Revolution”. Warsaw, Friday, May 10, Kinoteka. After the meeting come to the party „Bill Brewster: Secret Disco Revolution”. Warsaw, Friday, May 10, Festival Club Cafe Kulturalna.