The Road Forward vs We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment
We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 41m. The Road Forward is the older of the two (2017 against 2023). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Road Forward
We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment| The Road Forward | We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Marie Clements | Daniel Fetherston, Danny Szlauderbach |
| Main cast | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George | Bill Goffrier, Brent "Woody" Giessmann, John Nichols, Ron Klaus, Evan Dando |
Synopsis
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment
Formed in 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, the so-called "blister pop" band the Embarrassment played major U.S. cities and garnered praise from the likes of Allen Ginsberg, John Cale and Jonathan Demme, but their refusal to compromise their vision made success elusive. Through archival interviews and concert footage, this documentary draws a portrait of the oft-overlooked post-punk legends.
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