Never Turn Your Back On Sparks (2014)

Production companies : Vice Versa Films /

December 5, 2014 55m Germany Documentary English More

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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.

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title：Never Turn Your Back On Sparks
status：Released
Release date： 2014
Runtime：55m
Genres： Documentary · Music · Comedy ·
Countries of origin： Germany · Israel · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States of America ·
Original Language： English · Hebrew ·
Director： Pini Schatz /
Writers： Jonathan Bar-Giora · Pini Schatz ·
Production companies： Vice Versa Films ·
Overview：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.