Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
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Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields" explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager Claudia Gonson. Through his recording and songwriting process, the film traces a 20-year career that has yielded one of the most engaging bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook
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Stephin Merritt is one of the most gifted songwriters working today and his band, The Magnetic Fields, is among the most adored. Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara’s documentary is the definitive Merritt/Fields movie. Enjoying rare access to the band as they make music and live their lives, Fix and O’Hara provide a terrific document to the artistic process.

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Cast:
  • Laura Ballance
    ... Herself
  • Carrie Brownstein
    ... Herself
  • Stephen Merrit
    ... Himself
  • Claudia Gonson
    ... Herself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Kerthy Fix
  • Director:
    Gail O'Hara
  • Producers:
    Alan Oxman
Production Company:
Fix Films
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