Sonar Rock City: Seattle

Sep 9, 2019

1h 2m

★ 0.0

Overview

Sonar Rock City: Seattle is a journey through the city that caught our attention back in 1992 thanks to the grunge movement which today no longer exists. Still today the creative spirit runs through its veins with a new music scene that captures what Seattle is in its core.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

RDF Media

Sonar Rock City: Seattle Trailers

Cast

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Alfredo Lewin

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Mark Arm

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Danny Denial

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Jack Endino

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Chris Kellogg

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Jonathan Plum

Jonathan Poneman

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Cedric Walker

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Eva Walker

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6.0

Corporate Accountability

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8.0

German Souls

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Algo Está Pasando - Cómo Nació el Rap en Chile

Jan 1, 2018

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High Point Summer

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It's Seattle 2006: A refugee teenager from Cambodia begins recording a video diary early in the summer to explain the meaning of "thug life." But ultimately his summer is defined by tragedy. Awarded Best Documentary at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2019

5.0

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Jan 1, 1971

Documentary short about the death of Chilean general René Schneider by the CIA, following the election of Salvador Allende as president of the nation.

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Víctor Jara in Live in Lima

Jul 17, 1973

Concert by Víctor Jara at Panamericana Televisión in Lima, Peru, on July 17, 1973. This is one of the last audiovisual records of Víctor Jara. Two months later he would be assassinated by the Chilean military dictatorship.

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Richard Hugo: Kicking the Loose Gravel Home

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9.0

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1

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9.0

Fast Friday

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7.2

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage

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No overview available.

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4.0

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0.0

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7.4

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