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IDFA 2022

Meet Me in the Bathroom

Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern
United Kingdom
2022
105 min
Dutch Premiere
Festival history

New York’s music scene seemed to have fizzled out after the glorious punk and disco years of the 1970s and 80s. But as the 21st century approached (and the third millennium) things started happening again, especially in Brooklyn. Stories from several front men and one front woman from various upcoming bands of the time paint a picture of a new musical generation. We hear from Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Paul Banks (Interpol), Adam Green (Moldy Peaches), James Murphy (founder of DFA Records and LCD Soundsystem), among others.

The film captures the bands in their earliest days with plenty of unique, never-before-seen footage from their very first performances, sometimes in nearly empty venues. The musicians talk about their ambitions, insecurities and doubts, and the price of quick fame. Historical events such as the turn of the millennium and 9/11 also make an appearance in this fast-cut musical portrait of New York.

Credits
Director
    Will Lovelace,
    Dylan Southern
    Will Lovelace,
    Dylan Southern
Co-director
    Andrew Cross,
    Vivienne Perry,
    Sam Rice-Edwards
    Andrew Cross,
    Vivienne Perry,
    Sam Rice-Edwards
Cinematography
    Dylan Southern,
    Will Lovelace
    Dylan Southern,
    Will Lovelace
Editing
    Andrew Cross,
    Sam Rice-Edwards
    Andrew Cross,
    Sam Rice-Edwards
Screening copy
    Park Circus Limited
    Park Circus Limited