Peace ‘n’ Pop

From the anti Vietnam protests up to the struggle for civil rights, and Yoko Ono´s and John Lennon´s “Bed Peace”. The resistance of Britain´s music establishment against the Falkland war, and pop culture´s reaction on the “War on Terror“ – This two-part documentary tells the story of the pacifistic inflections in western pop culture.

Exclusive interviews and music by o.a. Pink, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Dixie Chicks, Asaf Avidan, Joshua Redman, Nneka, The Avener, La Canaille, Ed Sheeran. Ken Follett, Hanif Kureishi, Nitin Sawhney, New Model Army and many more.

United Kingdom of Pop

Let’s hope that the blessing of British pop culture is not lost to us after Brexit. After all, the UK is Europe’s number one pop nation, by a long stretch. The British gave us the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Coldplay and Adele. James Bond and Harry Potter. Monty Python, Mr Bean and Eddie Izzard. Music, humour and films from the UK are permanent fixtures in definitive European culture. Now the divorce is looming. But despite the nostalgic feelings, it has never been an easy relationship. In the two-part cultural documentary United Kingdom of Pop, Signed Media pays homage to Europe’s most innovative pop superpower and presents the main genres, their stars sand subcultures in the form of film essays. United Kingdom of Pop revisits the most important protagonists and contemporaries behind the crucial lines of development over the past decades, reviews them with experts and categorises them. In the course of this process, United Kingdom of Pop also follows up the most important political, cultural and economic events that are reflected in the country’s pop culture, and celebrates the open and multicultural spirit that has made British pop culture so great and so unique. Each episode is commented by the stars of britpop: New wave icon John Watts, Spice Girl Mel C, late Malcom McLaren, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and many more.

BEYONCÉ & SOLANGE – The queen of pop and her soul sister

Beyoncé and Solange Knowles are the most successful pair of sisters in pop history – and they couldn’t be more different…It takes a long time for Solange to step out of her sister’s shadow musically. A double portrait of two unequal exceptional artists. Beyoncé and Solange Knowles couldn’t be more different: One is arguably the biggest pop star of our time, the other puts her complex artistic aspirations above commercial success. While Beyoncé is systematically built up by her parents to become a megastar, her sister Solange has to fight with all her might for promotion and recognition from her family. It was not until late that she succeeded in stepping out of her sister’s shadow as an independent artist and emancipating herself musically. The film goes on a search for traces in Houston, the hometown of the sisters. Together with companions and friends it sheds light on the lives and careers. As the frontwoman of Destiny’s Child, a band managed by her father, Beyoncé began her stellar career in the late 1990s. After the group breaks up in 2006, Beyoncé launches her solo career with seven studio albums and 32 Grammys to date. Solange, on the other hand, begins her first steps into the limelight in the second row: first as a background dancer for Destiny’s Child, later as a songwriter for her big sister. But she wants more. Her third solo album “A Seat at the Table” brings the longed-for liberation. The album is celebrated by critics, Solange wins her first Grammy. After 30 years in the shadow of her sister, she has won her place at the table.