Sonic Mirror

Sonic Mirror (2008)

April 25th, 20081h 19min

Documentary
60%

Overview

The multi-award-winning Finnish documentarian Mika Kaurismäki, brother of Aki Kaurismäki (The Man Without a Past), helms the nonfiction work Sonic Mirror -- a protracted exploration of rhythm as one of life's driving forces. Revered drummer Billy Cobham serves as host, taking the audience on a long musical journey around the world and through a myriad of musical genres and styles. Cobham, Kaurismäki, and co. segue from Western concert halls and stages to the music of African tribes performed by Brazilian street children to the distinct music of autistic patients. Along the way, the filmmakers raise serious questions about the function of music as an identifying force, a means of communication, and an emotional release; they also probe the enduring connections between group awareness and self-awareness. The film ultimately builds to a hugely affirming and cathartic expression of music as collective expression that unifies its performers in spirit.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Gente de mesón

Gente de mesón


Released on: 1969-05-25
Documentary

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth


Released on: 2008-02-12
Documentary

Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to ...

Françoise Hardy, une icône

Françoise Hardy, une icône


Released on: 2021-12-01
Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Françoise Hardy is one of the rare artists who keeps an intact aura and arouses such a fascination t...

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun


Released on: 2024-03-15
Documentary

In colorful, sunkissed postcards, this film invites you to join the wonderful and melancholic backst...

Total Trust

Total Trust


Released on: 2023-03-21
Documentary

By exploring the relationship between the watched and the watching, our film uncovers the trauma and...

Quem é mais idiota do que eu? - Zumbi do Mato: 24 anos de rock regressivo

Quem é mais idiota do que eu? - Zumbi do Mato: 24 anos de rock regressivo


Released on: 2016-10-28
Documentary

Documentary about the band Zumbi do Mato, known in the underground musical scene of Rio de Janeiro f...

Midori: Sayonara, Gotō-san

Midori: Sayonara, Gotō-san


Released on: 2011-04-06
Music, Documentary

Sayonara, Goto-san. is a recording of Midori's final show at Tokyo LIQUIDROOM on December 30, 2010, ...

Crazy Horse Paris

Crazy Horse Paris


Released on: 2025-07-27
Documentary

Artfully erotic nudity with plush, glamorous décor and sensual, atmospheric lighting: The Crazy Hors...

VHS Massacre Too

VHS Massacre Too


Released on: 2020-03-20
Documentary

The last stand of the American exploitation film. In a post video store era, media consolidation has...

Ancient Armageddon

Ancient Armageddon


Released on: 2023-06-05
Documentary, History

This explores the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bron...

Fire Music

Fire Music


Released on: 2021-09-10
Documentary, Music

Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pi...

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes


Released on: 2022-04-27
Documentary

This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through pre...

Daniel Timsit, l’Algérien

Daniel Timsit, l’Algérien


Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary

Life After The Navigator

Life After The Navigator


Released on: 2020-11-09
Documentary

A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the...

Sou Jazz

Sou Jazz


Released on: 2025-07-02
Documentary

Sound is a journey. Each note opens a door, closes another. Instruments chart the course. Through a...

Paul Newman: The Restless

Paul Newman: The Restless


Released on: 2023-06-11
Documentary

Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette ...

Die Sachsen - Piraten. Heiden. Kaiser

Die Sachsen - Piraten. Heiden. Kaiser


Released on: 2025-07-20
Documentary, History

A Failed Peace, The Mistakes of The Treaty of Versailles

A Failed Peace, The Mistakes of The Treaty of Versailles


Released on: 2019-11-11
Documentary, History

At the end of WWI, the treaty of Versailles established the conditions for peace in Europe. The aim ...

Proyecto Jazz

Proyecto Jazz


Released on: 2015-09-25
Documentary, Music

Proyecto Jazz is a musical documentary that deals with jazz in Santa Fe based on an assignment given...

Max

Max


Released on: 1992-01-01
Documentary

Pioneering trans writer Max Wolf Valerio talks about his life and experience of transition in this g...