In 2004, a documentary film about Bruce Haack titled Haack: The King of Techno, was directed by Philip Anagnos. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, distributed by Koch Vision and televised on The Documentary Channel. It features interviews with some of Haack’s associates and collaborators such as Esther Nelson and Chris Kachulis as well as contemporary artists including Eels, Mouse On Mars, Money Mark, Peanut Butter Wolf. Additionally, the film includes archival footage of Haack’s appearances on various talk shows and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Cast:
BRUCE HAACK, ESTHER NELSON, PRAXITELES PANDEL, CHRIS KACHULIS, STARCHILDREN, JEAN-JACQUES PERREY, MONEY MARK (beastie boys), EELS, MOUSE ON MARS, CUT CHEMIST, PEANUT BUTTER WOLF, TIPSY, DJ ME DJ YOU, ANUBIAN LIGHTS, MISTER ROGERS, GARRY MOORE
Screenings:
Park City, UT – Slamdance Film Festival *WORLD PREMIERE*, Jan 19 – 23 (performance by Money Mark, w/ Esther Nelson, Chris Kachulis, Ross Harris and Director in attendance)
San Francisco, CA – SF Indiefest, Feb 6 – 10 (w/ Director in attendance)
Chicago, IL – Gene Siskel Film Center, Feb 22 – 25
Birmingham, AL – Sidewalk Cinematheque, March 9
Denmark – Natfilm Intl Film Festival *UK PREMIERE*, April 3 – 7
Orlando, FL – Downtown Media Art Center, April 23 – 29
Nashville, TN – Nashville Film Festival, April 26
Dallas, TX – USA Film Festival, April 26 (w/ Director in attendance)
Austin, TX – Alamo Theater, May 5 – 11
Seattle, WA – 911 Media Center, May 7
Taos, NM – Taos Intl Film Festival, May 9
Vancouver, Canada – DOXA Film Festival *CANADIAN PREMIERE*, May 29
St Louis, MO – Webster Film Series, June 11 – 13 (w/ Director in attendance)
Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Intl Film Festival *AUSTRALIAN PERMIERE*, July 21 – 25
Brazil – Festival do Rio, *SOUTH AMERICIAN PREMIERE* Sept 24 – 26
Seattle, WA – Northwest Film Forum [Decibel Music Festival], Sept 24 – 29
Victoria, Canada – Antimatter Underground Film Festival, Sept 25 – 27
Minneapolis, MN – Sound Unseen Film & Music Festival, Oct 4 -8
Switzerland – Lausanne Underground Film Festival *EUROPEAN PREMIERE*, Oct 13 – 17
Spain – In-Edit Barcelona Music Documentary Film Festival, Oct 23
UK – Leeds Intl Film Festival, Oct 28
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Portland, OR – Reel Music Festival, Jan 23 – 25
Wilmington, NC – Cucalorus Film Festival, March 24 (w/ Director in attendance)
Bristol – Cube Cinema, May 5
Germany – Garage Festival, July 30
Netherlands – Dance Valley Festival, Aug 5
Detroit, MI – Detroit Film Center, Aug 5 – 9
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Los Angeles, CA – Dimension Mixer @ Cinespace *SPECIAL SCREENING*, Jan 18 (performances by Esther Nelson, Anubian Lights, Peanut Butter Wolf, w/ Ross Harris and Director in attendance)
Chile – In-Edit Festival de Cine, Jan 21 – 23
UK – Club Transmediale Festival, June 2
Athens, Greece – Synch Festival, *GREECE PREMIERE*, July 6
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Belfast, Ireland – Black Box Cafe, *PRIVATE SCREENING*, Oct 20 (introduced by Tommy Grenas, performances by dj David Holmes [Oceans 11] & dj Andy Votel)
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Los Angeles, CA – Don’t Knock the Rock Festival, *LOS ANGELES PREMIERE*, Aug 6 (w/ Director in attendance)
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Paris, France – Festival Filmer la Musique, *FRANCE PREMIERE*, June 8
Hot Springs, AR – Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Oct (w/ Director in attendance)
