Give Out but Don’t Give Up…..

Upside Down is being re-launched in Benelux due to popular demand. The distributors, Living Colour, have asked us to tell all interested parties in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg to click on the following link … http://bit.ly/Z45FSI

Half the World Away……

A big thankyou to everyone who turned out for the screening of the film at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival at the beginning of Dec 2012. There was a bit of a Creation theme with Mark Gardener and Primal Scream also putting in appearances… For a full review click here

MIPCOM

Upside Down will be doing the rounds at Mipcom at the Palais des festivals in  Cannes from Oct 8th- 12th courtesy of our new distribution agents, Mercury Media.
London based MercuryMedia specialises in the distribution of high-quality documentaries to cinema, DVD, television, in flight and on demand broadband channels.
For further info check out www.mercurymedia.org.

Champagne Supernova……

Upside Down screened at the Fiz Independent Music Festival in Zaragoza in Northern Spain on Tues Sept 25th. Also on the bill the Pulp film Fanfare for the Common People and the Dylan classic – Don’t Look Back.

for more info click here.

Carnival of Light…..

Upside Down is preparing for a DVD release later this year in Australia and New Zealand. The man responsible for the instrumental musical interludes in the film , Ride’s Mark Gardener,  precedes this with a short tour of Oz and New Zealand in August.  Details  can be found here…Above by the way is a photo of Mark with director/producer Danny O’ Connor picking up the Mojo Vision Award…

Hot Docs…..

Our Canadian friends can now get hold of a copy of the Movie on DVD/Blu-Ray or download through Kino Smith Inc. Click here for more info. There’s also a screening at the Vancity theatre in Vancouver on Monday July 16th. More details here.

Love Film……

Those of you who have yet to see the movie, or who would like to see it again can do so now via Lovefilm. Buy or rent a copy here.

California Blue……

We screened as part of Noise Pop in San Francisco on February 23rd. Details -http://bit.ly/w57JuC . Also, the Great Bob Mould performed Sugar’s ‘Copper Blue’ in it’s entirety for the first time ever at the festival.

Something 4 the Weekend – Canada Revisited…..

Upside Down kicked off in Canada with a series of screenings in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For details of the events at the Cinematheque on Arthur Street click here..The screenings were added to by a set by  local band Haunter and supported by CKUW 95.9FM. A big thank you to all concerned……….

Click here for a preview from the Winnipeg Metro newspaper.

High Flyers…

Upside Down featured as part of a week long event centred around Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at the Cinema De Lux in Tokyo – Jan 13th. Noel debuted his new album whilst acclaimed photographer, Lawrence Watson hosted an exhibition of his photos of the former Oasis legend. For more click here.

One Year On….

First off, a belated Happy New Year to one and all. Here’s to the year ahead. A good time then for us to say thank you for all your support over the past twelve months and here’s hoping you stay with us for the year ahead. It’s been quite a ‘ride’, (ahem), and with a global release this year, it looks like that rollercoaster will continue.

We’ve released in the UK and Ireland and are about to surface in Japan, Oz, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Scandanavia, Benelux and germany in the first part of 2012.

We’ve had great reviews in music and film publications, not to mention picking up the Mojo Vision Award 2011 and bagging NME’s film of the year.

We featured at almost 50 festivals across 26 countries. Click here for a full rundown.

Finally, we hope you had a great 2011. Here’s to 2012 x

Cheers, The Documentalists.

Danny, Karen, Stephen, Tanya, Matt, Jonathan, Mark and Paul.

NME #1 – Upside Down named NME’s top music film of 2011

Upside Down was named the number one music film of 2011 in NME’s end of year review beating off stiff opposition from George Harrison, the Foo Fighters , the Kings of Leon and Biffy Clyro, among others. To view the Top 10 as printed in the magazine click here. This accolade is the critics’ choice. The public get their say ahead of the NME awards in February. Voting is now open and ‘Upside Down’ is in the running in the newly created ‘Best Music Film’ category.If you want to vote for us we would be humbled. Anyway to vote click here.


Rings Around the World – Brisbane hosts OZ premiere….

We made our debut down under at the Brisbane International Film Festival on Monday  November 7th, followed by a second screening on Sunday  13th. Details.

Accelerator – Upside Down hits Soundtrack, Cologne………….

Danny O’Connor and Mark Gardener were in Cologne on Thursday, November 3rd for our screening as part of the 2011 Soundtrack Festival. Details.

Vapour Trail – The Cheltenham Fim Festival, UK….

We returned to the UK for the first time since Glastonbury in June, to take part in this year’s Cheltenham Film Festival. Danny O’Connor and the great John Robb were there. Thanks to everyone involved. Details.

God Show Me Magic – NME Special Edition….

The story of….’The most Rock ‘n’ Roll label ever’……….So says the front cover of this week’s (May 18th) ten page special edition  NME magazine. Check out the content in PDF here.

Let There Be Rock’….. We charted just behind AC/DC in this weeks top 10, coming in at No.2. If you haven’t got a copy yet, then head to your local HMV for an exclusive edition, or order it online here.

Giant Steps – Upside Down wins Mojo Award…..

Upside Down was honoured to share a stage with a Beatle, a Beach Boy and a Sex Pistol at this year’s Mojo awards. The film won the Mojo Vision award at the knees up which also saw accolades go to Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, John Lydon and many more including the Arctic Monkeys and Primal Scream… The award was collected by  director, Danny O’ Connor and the film’s music supervisor, former Ride frontman, Mark Gardener…See the video here

Higher Than The Sun – Kick Off in Japan….

We premiered in Japan as part of  ’Summer Sonic’ on Saturday August 13th in Tokyo. The  festival also featured Primal Scream and the legend that is Alan McGee. Info. For details of an extended cinema run and other events, check out the Japanese website here.

Give Out But Don’t Give Up – The Athens International Film Festival……

We screened in Greece for the first time, as part of the Athens International Film Festival on Tuesday, September 20th. Details.

Stop The Clocks – Canada is calling…..

We returned to Canada in late September for screenings at POP, Montreal on the 21st and the Edmonton International Film Festival on the 29th.

Come Together – Upside Down opens in New Zealand….

‘Upside Down’ is now showing in cinemas across New Zealand, with a DVD release coming on December 14th. you can pre-order your copy here. Check out a 4star review and screening details at Flicks.co.nz, or you can visit Rialto, our distributors down south, here.

Shakermaker – BBC Creation night……

Upside Down  featured as the centrepiece of an entire evening’s programming on BBC4 on Fri Oct 28th, the first of three screenings over the weekend . – Details. The night was one of the Guardian picks of the day for Friday. Check out a scan of the piece here.