The SXSW Film Conference & Festival is happy to announce a slate of music-related documentaries featuring popular artists, underrated legends, and unique musical stories that have never been heard before. The films will screen during the SXSW Film Festival, which takes place March 7-15 in Austin, TX. During the dates of March 12-15, participants of the annual SXSW Music Festival will have a chance to catch some of these films in theaters throughout downtown Austin.

Among the highlights of this year’s music-related selection, are: Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary Shine A Light, the Gorillaz historical document Bananaz, the Bela Fleck travelogue Throw Down Your Heart, dub exploration The Upsetter: The Life & Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Julian Schnabel’s concert film Lou Reed’s Berlin. As previously announced, Reed will be in attendance as the keynote speaker of the SXSW Music Conference. In addition to other titles, VH-1 will screen a work-in-progress version of their upcoming documentary, The Night James Brown Saved Boston, directed by David Leaf. The films will screen through March 15 at various SXSW Film Festival venues. Further details on the lineup of films, can be found here.

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