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For this screening, director Toby Amies and German co-producer Ben Bassauer are our special guests for a subsequent Q&A.
IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
Großbritannien 2022 – Director: Toby Amies – Original with English subtitles (Q&A with director Toby Amies) – Length: 86 min.
More than five decades of King Crimson: a film about one of the most exciting bands in the world and its members - first and foremost the guitarist Robert Fripp, the legendary and eccentric mastermind of the band. Alongside scenes of life on tour, we hear from former and current King Crimson members. An enthralling and intimate portrait of a band whose music you don’t necessarily have to like in order to love the film. Monika Haas
Biography
Briton Toby Amies studied art history at Exeter and Kansas. He has worked as a VJ for MTV, as a producer and as a writer and presenter of documentaries and shows for the BBC, Lonely Planet and SkyArts. He is a portrait photographer and filmmaker.
Filmography
GREAT GARDENS: JARDIN EN CÉVENNES, SOUTH OF FRANCE, GB 2017, Short film, 5 min.
FETISH UNTIED: SPLOSHING, GB 2016, Short film, 3 min.
THE MAN WHOSE MIND EXPLODED, GB 2012, 77 min.
Presented by arte
Writer: Toby Amies. Camera: Toby Amies. Editing: Ollie Huddleston. Music: King Crimson. Production: DGM Live. Producer: Toby Amies, Robert Fripp, Nick Freand Jones. International Sales: Monoduo Films. Distribution: Monoduo Films.
