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Godfather of Disco PDF Print E-mail
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WINNER OF THE EMERGING FILMMAKERS AWARD

 

Thursday, April 26th - 9:30pm - St. Anthony Main

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Invited Director Gene Graham will be present along with

special guest Mel Cheren.

 

 

A feature length documentary based on Mel Cheren’s powerful auto-biography, “My Life with the Paradise Garage, Keep on Dancin”.

Through a series of interviews with a who’s who of the dance music community, we use the arc of Mel’s life to examine the musical and cultural elements of the 70’s that gave birth to Disco, West End Records’ contribution to that scene, the rise of the Paradise Garage, the onslaught of HIV/AIDS and it’s impact on New York City’s musical and gay communities. The Godfather of Disco examines the evolution and resilient nature of dance music- where it stands today and it’s growth as a global phenomenon. Through it all, Mel has been there, done that, lived to tell the tale and continues to do it all today. Mel Cheren is The Godfather of Disco.
 
Cast: Mel Cheren, Randy Jones, Junior Vasquez, Louis Vega, and many others
 
USA, 2007, 90 Minutes 
 
Presented by: Kodak
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Last Updated ( Monday, April 23 2007 )
 
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