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The War on Disco (2023)
Directed by Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
“The explosive sound that ignited a culture war”
Documentary, History, Music · 51m
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.
Cast
Felipe Rose
Steve Dahl
Rich King
David Logan
Crew
- Director
- Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
- Writer
- Rushmore DeNooyer
- Director of Photography
- Ezra Wolfinger
- Editor
- Jed Rauscher
- Producer
- Nicole London, Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Rushmore DeNooyer
Details
- Release date
- 2023-10-30
- Runtime
- 51m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- American Experience Films, GBH, Lone Wolf Media, Robert Stone Productions