Conny Plank - The Potential of Noise

Sep 28 2018 Not Rated 1h 32m
Documentary

When Conny died at the age of only 47, his son Stephan was just 13 years old. Twenty-five years later, together with co-director Reto Caduff, he went in search of the man he often only experienced behind the mixing desk as a child. At the same time it became the search for the artistic legacy of his father.

Plot

Conny Plank was one of the most innovative sound experimentalists, producing recordings that revolutionized music that still is as valid as ever. He became a hub in the new German sounds. Producer, sound engineer and musician covering a wide range of genres including progressive, avant-garde, electronic music and krautrock. Dying at only 47, Plank left behind a wife, actress Christa Fast and a 13-year-old-son, Stephan. Now, 20 years on, Stephan sets out to find his father, the film taking a journey through music history as well as around the world, to give an unusually intimate and emotional view of the artists, their work with Conny Plank and the many musical traces he left behind.

Written by

Reto Caduff, Stephan Plank, Ziska Riemann

Directed by

Reto Caduff, Stephan Plank

Cast

Devo, Scorpions, Eurythmics

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Zichlermann Filmproduktion, Sugar Town Filmproduktion

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
221
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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