Shadowplayers

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A documentary about the early years of Factory Records and the Manchester post-punk scene from 1978 to 1981. It covers the bands, the people, and the events that shaped that era.

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What happens

Shadowplayers is the title of both a 2006 documentary film and a 2010 book by James Nice of LTM Recordings, tracing the detailed history of Factory Records and the Manchester post-punk music scene between 1978 and 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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