It's All Gonna Break / Broken Social Scene (2024)

Doc'n Roll Film Festival is coming to Amsterdam, with an electrifying lineup of Dutch film premieres celebrating the legendary stories behind the music.

A group of young musicians collectively known as Broken Social Scene joined forces in Toronto in the early 2000s and soon became a worldwide phenomenon.  Cinematographer and friend Stephen Chung was there, capturing it all. Friendships, relationships, business and art: Chung lovingly documents the highs and lows of a band determined to create music on their own terms, and ended up changing everything. After the film there is an online Q&A with him.

It’s All Gonna Break is a celebration of the creative process, a homage to art and artists, and a love letter to the community and city that allowed Broken Social Scene to thrive. With footage from a time before everyone had a camera in their pocket, this is a time capsule showing how special those moments were. Featuring previously unseen personal archival footage, and modern-day interviews with Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Feist, Emily Haines, Amy Milan, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Justin Peroff, John Crossingham, Evan Cranley, James Shaw, Jeffrey Remedios and David Newfeld.

Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.