Never Turn Your Back On Sparks
2014•55m•Released
DocumentaryMusicComedy
As he turns 50, filmmaker Pini Schatz sets out to explore his life-long obsession with the band Sparks (the brothers Ron and Russell Mael). Pini charts the impact of Sparks on his life while meeting with fellow Sparks fans, among them famous musicians, in Tel Aviv, London, Berlin, Rotterdam and NYC. Structured as a personal quest of the filmmaker to prove that Sparks are the coolest underrated band in the history of popular music, this docu-comedy explores the universal themes of growing old and being an outsider, the importance of art in daily life and the power of non-conformism.
Director
Pini Schatz
Writer
Pini Schatz
Languages
English, Hebrew
Studio
Vice Versa Films
Cast
Izhar Ashdot
Self
Jello Biafra
Self
Joe Elliott
Self
Kristian Hoffman
Self
Yael Levita
Opera Singer
Yair Nitzani
Self
Gemma Ray
Self
Tony Visconti
Self
Jonathan Bar-Giora
Self
Production
Company
Vice Versa Films
Producer
Gidi Avivi
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