Damo Suzuki Documentary - Exclusively Online @ Vimeo On Demand

23 December 22

Posted at 9:00

Watch Here  :  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/energythefilm on Vimeo.

 

Suzuki’s zen, positivity, dogged spirit and remarkable endurance is at the heart of a new documentary, Energy: A Film About Damo Suzuki, by Michelle Heighway. The Guardian - Daniel Dylan Wray

 

 

 

ENERGY, the feature-length documentary about the revered Japanese musician and creative spirit Damo Suzuki. 
 
An existential journey through the power of healing with the enigmatic Damo Suzuki, former lead singer of krautrock legends CAN, critically acclaimed director Michelle Heighway has been working with the mercurial Japanese-born musician since 2014, culminating in the fascinating insights of ENERGY. The film follows Suzuki over five years of his life in Germany and the UK as he confronts cancer and attempts to continue a never-ending global tour.

 

We would like to thank Doc’n Roll Film Festival for such a wonderful event which ends 2022 with HIGH ENERGY.

 

ENERGY: DAMO SUZUKI DOCUMENTARY STREAMING ON VIMEO.

 

NOW IN THE UK AND EUROPE.

 

In October 2022, Director Michelle Heighway announced ENERGY: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI with a premiere in London and nine screenings across the UK.

 

Due to a great response, ENERGY: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI is now available to watch exclusively on Vimeo in the UK and Europe!

Link to stream online below:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/energythefilm

 

Following many requests, USA Festivals + Online VOD in the USA will be announced later in 2023!

 

Japanese subtitles will also be available soon.

A free Passcode will be sent to all contributors that selected the digital and DVD Perk.

 

Thanks for your patience as we progress with this journey. ENERGY will be made available to a broader audience as soon as we can.

 

 

 

Stay tuned! #TEAMENERGY

Have a wonderful Christmas! 

ENERGY

 
 

 

 

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Northern Irish Premiere - Out to Lunch Festival, January 21st 2023

22 December 22

Posted at 11:11

Out to Lunch Festival 2023

 

 

 

Out to Lunch is delighted to present the Northern Irish premiere of this powerful film about one of music’s great forces of nature – the ever-enigmatic Damo Suzuki.
Ticket link here:
• 21 January 2023 •
100 - 150 York Street BT15 BELFAST
Energy: A Documentary About Damo Suzuki An existential journey through the power of healing with the enigmatic Damo Suzuki, former lead singer of Krautrock legends CAN. Critically acclaimed director Michelle Heighway has been working with the mercurial Japanese-born musician since 2014, culminating in the fascinating insights of ENERGY. The film follows Suzuki over five years of his life in Germany and the UK as he confronts cancer and attempts to continue a never-ending global tour.
 
 

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Feel the Energy of Damo Suzuki - @ EVEN BUTTERFLIES MAKE A SOUND

19 November 22

Posted at 11:11

 

Great zoom interview with Andrew , Damo and Elke this week - Thanks : @EVENBUTTERLIESMAKEASOUND

Review By Andy Mcculoch below: 

 

Energy: A documentary about Damo Suzuki is a brilliant new film featuring the enigmatic, much-loved former CAN frontman. He is best known as the vocalist, between 1970 and 1973, of the seminal kosmische band. At this time, CAN was undoubtedly at its creative peak and Damo was the perfectly lithe, livewire frontman.

 
Damo Suzuki & Elke Morsbach - London Feb 2020
 

Energy: the film clearly demonstrates the power of love

 

Over five years, documentary maker Michelle Heighway filmed Damo and the ever-loving and supportive Elke Morsbach during a particularly difficult period. Damo was battling colon cancer and had 40 operations between 2014 and 2017. He also survived cancer in 1983.

Damo Suzuki - Leeds, May 2018

 

The film documents this process, which to the onlooker can seem precarious at best. However, Damo remains utterly committed, unbowed, to his way of working.

 

Conclusion

 

Speaking of her inspiration, Michelle said: “Damo and I wanted to create a piece of work that inspired people. The documentary is a wonderful story of resilience and hope. It’s a personal portrait of the life and times of a nomad, poet and enigmatic singer on an incredible journey.”



Energy: A documentary about Damo Suzuki was featured in this year’s Doc’n Roll Festival. 

 

 

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DOC' N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL 2022, London - Rio Cinema

30 October 22

Posted at 11:21

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@ Rio Cinema / London
London Premiere 2022
 
 
 
UK CINEMA TICKETS BELOW:
Thanks for the support #TeamEnergy
Dir. Michelle Heighway, 2022, UK, 70 min
An existential journey through the power of healing with the enigmatic Damo Suzuki, former lead singer of krautrock legends CAN. Critically acclaimed director Michelle Heighway has been working with the mercurial Japanese-born musician since 2014, culminating in the fascinating insights of ENERGY. The film follows Suzuki over five years of his life in Germany and the UK as he confronts cancer and attempts to continue a never-ending global tour.
The film’s production was made possible by the incredible support it received from two crowdfunding campaigns.
Doc'n Roll Film Festival.
Event supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery. BFI
London Premiere 2022
 
LONDON - RIO - 30/10
BRIGHTON - 01/11
NEWCASTLE - 02/11
NOTTINGHAM - 04/11
BRISTOL - CUBE - 04 /11
BIRKENHEAD - 06 /11
BIRMINGHAM - 06/11
CARDIFF -10/11
SHEFFIELD - SHOWROOM - 11/11
 
Big thanks to Stefan Fähler for the poster design!
Energy: A Documentary About Damo Suzuki
 
London Premiere 2022
 
London Premiere 2022
 
 
Poster

 

London Premiere 2022

 

Theatre QC Check

London Premiere 2022

 

Thanks for the support everyone!
I really enjoyed the Q&A! The audience questions were wonderful and great to meet so many lovely people afterwards! 🙂🙂🙂🎥
Thanks again
And big thanks to @docnrollfilms for having us !
More screenings this week !

 

 

 

London Premiere 2022

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ENERGY: DAMO SUZUKI DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES IN LONDON AND 8 MORE CITIES

21 September 22

Posted at 5:59

ENERGY: DAMO SUZUKI DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES IN LONDON AND 8 MORE CITIES

Director Michelle Heighway is delighted to announce ENERGY: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI with a premiere in London and screenings across the UK.

ENERGY follows beloved and iconic singer Damo Suzuki, formerly of Can, as he confronts cancer and attempts to continue a never-ending global tour.

30 OCTOBER 2022 PREMIERE - RIO, LONDON TICKETS CLICK HERE

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DATES VIA DOC’ N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL

All UK cinema dates, locations and tickets via this link - https://www.docnrollfestival.com/films/damo-suzuki/

London, RIO - 30 October - SUNDAY 4pm

Brighton, DUKE OF YORK - 1st November - TUESDAY

Bristol, CUBE - 4th November - FRIDAY 8pm

Nottingham, BROADWAY- 4th November - FRIDAY

Newcastle, TYNESIDE - 2nd November - WEDNESDAY

Birkenhead, FUTURE YARD - 6th November - SUNDAY 2pm

Birmingham, MOCKING BIRD - 6th November - SUNDAY 4pm

Cardiff, CHAPTER - 10th November - THURSDAY

Sheffield, SHOWROOM - 11th November - FRIDAY

 

6th NOVEMBER 2022- BIRKENHEAD - FUTURE YARD - SUNDAY 2pm - CLICK HERE
 
6th NOVEMBER 2022- BIRMINGHAM - MOCKING BIRD- SUNDAY 4pm CLICK HERE

 

 

ENERGY: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI - Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2022, UK Premiere

 

Thanks for the support!

Team Energy

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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Energy - Quality Check

04 July 22

Posted at 11:11

Quality checks all completed. ✔️

 


ENERGY : A Documentary about Damo Suzuki is now going in for DCP creation. (Digital Cinema Package)

 

Theatre QC Check

 

Excited to see you all soon at a cinema near you !!!!
Thanks again for the support from everyone 
Currently submitting to lots of festivals UK /Europe/Worldwide. 

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Energy - A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI UPDATE -March 2022

03 April 22

Posted at 11:11

Massive thanks to Juan Barabani for this new title!
Sound Design now complete thanks to Peter Warnock and Raoul Brand!🙌
Submitting to festivals now!☀️
 
Wish us luck 🍀
Energy
#TeamEnergy
#DamoSuzukisNetwork
#Filmmaker #Edits
Thanks again for the support ! 🍿🎞
 
 
 
 

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Post Production Updates - Energy : A Documentary About Damo Suzuki

26 February 22

Posted at 9:00

Experimenting •••• In the Edit Room ••••• Feb 2022

 
UPDATES
New Handwritten Titles by Juan Barabani. 

@energythefilm
We will be submitting to festivals very soon.
Thanks again for the support everyone!
 

 



•Sound Mixing next ! 

Big thanks to @can_spoon_records for this beautiful photo of Michael Karoli 
 
 


And to Zeitgeist Media for the Jaki Liebezeit archive/image above. 
TeamEnergy
@energythefilm

Thanks again for the support ! 

 

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Energy - A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI - Re Archive Performance Russia 2012

12 January 22

Posted at 10:10

Energy - A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DAMO SUZUKI  - Re Archive Performance Russia 2012 

 

We are trying to get in touch with the performers in this video . If you have any details please mail us HERE or 

via any of our social media platforms we have.

Thanks again

#Help •Call out for the sound carriers in this performance?

Footage from the DVD Damo Suzuki shows us in the documentary. This live show was released on dvd and it is called “I was Born, I was Dead”.

With Alex shonert,
Jonathan Laer, Jena Kuchental, Nikolay Roubaboy & Sergei Vadiliev.
 
DAMO GIG 2012
 
Thanks again for the support #TEAMENERGY
 
 

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Happy Holidays - ENERGY

24 December 21

Posted at 2:59

Merry Christmas ! 

 

(Archive from The Crescent Community Venue, 2018)

Notes : Transcript

Damo : My fortune is that I perform on the stage with young people. When I was young everywhere I went I was youngest. Now everywhere I go I am the oldest.


Damo : Now I am fortunate that my audience and the sound carriers are 20 years younger than me. I see only young faces and I feel like I am one of them.

Damo : The good thing with young people is that they don’t have a fixed way. 


Damo :  It is everybody’s mission to learn who they are and what they want. We must go our own way. Not belong to any kind of organisation. But it is not egotistic to find yourself. It is always better to travel alone. With 2 or 3 people it is very different. Alone you have more responsibility. I’ve done that a few times and I’m quite satisfied with the things I’ve done. I’ve never tried to be anybody or somebody else. I always just tried to be myself. 

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