Mina Caputo in The Sound Of Scars Photo: courtesy of Justin Cook PR
One of the most powerful films screened at this year's BFI Flare, Leigh Brooks' documentary The Sound Of Scars tell the inside story of alternative metal band Life Of Agony, singer Mina Caputo's very public gender transition and a generational struggle to find new ways of processing trauma. It's a film which will resonate far beyond its core audience and which highlights Leigh, who previously made a documentary on Terrorvision, as a considerable talent.
Life Of Agony Photo: courtesy of Justin Cook PR
"Life Of Agony have been in my top ten go to bands for the last 27 years. I first saw them live in the Astoria 2 (London) and was always drawn to their emotionally charged records and the angst that Mina sang with. In 2016 I had tickets to see them in Camden and sent my showreel...
One of the most powerful films screened at this year's BFI Flare, Leigh Brooks' documentary The Sound Of Scars tell the inside story of alternative metal band Life Of Agony, singer Mina Caputo's very public gender transition and a generational struggle to find new ways of processing trauma. It's a film which will resonate far beyond its core audience and which highlights Leigh, who previously made a documentary on Terrorvision, as a considerable talent.
Life Of Agony Photo: courtesy of Justin Cook PR
"Life Of Agony have been in my top ten go to bands for the last 27 years. I first saw them live in the Astoria 2 (London) and was always drawn to their emotionally charged records and the angst that Mina sang with. In 2016 I had tickets to see them in Camden and sent my showreel...
- 3/29/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In 2011, Mina Caputo sent shockwaves through the world of rock when she revealed that she was transgender. She wasn’t the first trans woman to emerge from what, at least to outsiders, tends to seem like a very masculine space, but she was one of the first to do so publicly and, in the immediate term, it led to her quitting as lead singer of her band, Life Of Agony. In 2014, however, she returned, and in 2019 they recorded the album The Sound Of Scars, which addressed aspects of her experience more directly than ever, winning extensive acclaim. This documentary tells her story and that of other members of the band.
Over the years, the use of shortcuts and analogies to try and explain the experience of being trans to people who can’t relate to it directly has led to layered misunderstanding, even amongst people with the best intentions, as.
Over the years, the use of shortcuts and analogies to try and explain the experience of being trans to people who can’t relate to it directly has led to layered misunderstanding, even amongst people with the best intentions, as.
- 3/26/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Firebelly Films profiles fall and rise of Brooklyn alt/metal band Life of Agony.
Toronto genre specialist Raven Banner has boarded sales on Leigh Brooks’ The Sound Of Scars and will introduce the documentary to buyers at next week’s virtual Cannes market.
The feature from Firebelly Films explores how Brooklyn alt/metal band Life of Agony went through fall and rebirth and survived domestic violence, substance abuse and addiction, depression and lead singer Mina Caputo’s gender transition.
Brooks filmed The Sound Of Scars across several countries while the band was on and off the road. Caputo, Alan Robert,...
Toronto genre specialist Raven Banner has boarded sales on Leigh Brooks’ The Sound Of Scars and will introduce the documentary to buyers at next week’s virtual Cannes market.
The feature from Firebelly Films explores how Brooklyn alt/metal band Life of Agony went through fall and rebirth and survived domestic violence, substance abuse and addiction, depression and lead singer Mina Caputo’s gender transition.
Brooks filmed The Sound Of Scars across several countries while the band was on and off the road. Caputo, Alan Robert,...
- 6/18/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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