The War on Disco (2023)
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.
Director: Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
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Felipe Rose as Self |
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Steve Dahl as Self |
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Linda Clifford as Self |
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Rich King as Self |
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Daphne Brooks as Self |
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Jefferson Cowie as Self |
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Adam Greenfield as Self |
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Ray Smith as Self |
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Joe Shanahan as Self |
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David Logan as Self |
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Ayana Contreras as Self |
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Wayne Williams as Self |
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Darlene Jackson as Self |
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Diane Alexander White as Self |
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Paul Natkin as Self |
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Lee Abrams as Self |
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Garry Meier as Self |
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Jim Hanks as Self |
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Dave Hoekstra as Self |
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Nancy Faust as Self |
| Directing | Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Director |
| Production | Nicole London | Producer |
| Editing | Jed Rauscher | Editor |
| Production | Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Producer |
| Production | Rushmore DeNooyer | Producer |
| Writing | Rushmore DeNooyer | Writer |
| Camera | Ezra Wolfinger | Director of Photography |
| Production | Raela Hudson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Susan Bellows | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cameo George | Executive Producer |
