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Rave Culture: The Birth of Dance Music

Rave Culture delves into the explosive rise of the early 1990s UK rave movement, fueled by mass unemployment, a surge in popularity of amphetamines, and a new wave of musicians, producers, and artists. These underground parties, held in abandoned factories and hidden fields, became the heartbeat of a generation.

Through the voices of its most underground pioneers, this documentary uncovers the rise, and global impact of rave culture. Blending social history with first hand testimony and archive, Rave Culture takes viewers on a journey through the evolution of dance music—tracing its roots from Detroit’s sophisticated techno, Chicago’s hedonistic house, and New York’s garage fervor to the birth of acid house in the late ‘80s.

This sonic revolution not only transformed music production but also reshaped nightlife, youth culture, and society itself.

Unpaved: Respite from the World

In the mist-shrouded mountains of Oregon, a tiny community lives quietly, seeking comfort in nature and one another while struggling with life’s challenges. This hauntingly beautiful farmland, hidden and isolated, is home to horses and dogs, ex-cons and ex-addicts, drummers, dreamers and Bigfoot hunters.

Steve is a kind-hearted landlord who allows his renters to be late with the rent – or not pay rent at all. Amber is the woman Steve can’t stop loving, even when she betrays him. Buzz isolates himself in a tent, nurturing dreams of an expedition with his mule. Ron spent a decade in prison and now dwells in a forest cabin with Gale, whose father is suddenly rushed to hospital. Tom Junior has conquered the meth-addiction that killed his brother and is now patiently cooking food for Tom Senior. The passionate drummer Sky is convinced that Bigfoot hides in the woodlands.

Mikael Lypinski approaches this nonconformist village with curiosity and a deeply felt humanism. Unpaved: Respite from the World weaves the stories and destinies into a moving insight into off-grid America, where people have turned their backs on society to live in sync with nature.