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  • It Came from Aquarius Records (2022)
  • 109 min | Documentary, Music
It Came from Aquarius Records (2022)
109 min | Documentary, Music
IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS is a feature-length documentary about the SF-based independent record store, Aquarius Records. Having closed in 2016 after 47 years, this small apartment-sized store championed local, underground, independent,...See moreIT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS is a feature-length documentary about the SF-based independent record store, Aquarius Records. Having closed in 2016 after 47 years, this small apartment-sized store championed local, underground, independent, and challenging music to the masses - most memorably with their infamous bi-weekly, college essay-length, new-release lists. This doc has interviews with the store owners dating back to 1970, other record store owners from around the world, musicians, label heads, music journalists, and INTENSE music collectors. The 60+ interviewees include Matt Groening (The Simpsons), Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips), Bruce Ackley, John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats), and Ty Segall. Aquarius Records influenced and enriched countless peoples' musical tastes with their curated selections - but this film also shows the realities of an indie record store trying to survive in an increasingly difficult market of brick-and-mortar music shops, especially in the ever-changing and price-gouging Mission District of SF. Six years in the making, the film has a very personal angle, with lots of behind-the-scenes footage (and drama) that shows both the joy and excruciating stress that comes with running - and closing - a store like this. Written by Kenneth Thomas, Director See less
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Director
Kenneth Thomas (directed by)
Writer
Kenneth Thomas (writer)
Producer
Kenneth Thomas (producer)
Composer
Christine Gengaro (original music by)
Cinematographers
Josh Keppel (cinematography) | Christopher Paddock (cinematography) | Kenneth Thomas (cinematography) (director of photography)
Editor
Kenneth Thomas (edited by)
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Jun 3, 2022 (United States)
Awards
4 wins

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