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Sigur Ros’s thank you letter to their motherland, HEIMA, will carry you on an ethereal cloud of profoundly gorgeous compositions as you float over the breathtaking Icelandic countryside—a landscape as hypnotic and serenely beautiful as their music.

In the summer of 2006, Sigur Rós –who have inspired legions of devoted fans and become their homeland’s biggest musical export since Bjork –returned home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts for the people of Iceland. Dean de Blois’s documentary captures their reflections about the tour, their band, and being home. Beautifully shot at unique concert venues —an abandoned fish factory, a protest camp at a controversial dam, a small town coffee shop—the film’s varied backdrops reflect the band’s dense spiritual sound. The journey becomes the quintessential alt-music experience.

Dean de Blois’s film is like going to church and kneeling at the altar of sheer musical brilliance. If your eyes don’t get misty, you are not human.

DIR: Robert Patton-Spruill
PROD: Walter Leaphart Jr and Lathan Hodge
CO-PROD: Patricia Moreno
DP: Richard Moos, Todd Walker, Michael Norville, Jon Marc Sandifer, Maxie Collier, Robert Jett, Sharman Perskin, Louis Tash, Jonas Durfor, Tim Palmer, Chang Cho, Justin Bradshaw, JFW Don III, Joanna Hunsberger, Josh Martin, Kathyrn Payne. William Durfor, John Dunfor, Andrew Johnson and Nozomi A. Johnson
ED: Robert Patton-Spruill and Beecher Cotton

Public Enemy’s 20 year career has had a monumental impact on the music world. Robert Patton-Spruill’s WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME chronicles their legacy, their history and what icons of the music world say about their influence.
Two decades later, the most controversial rap group of the 80’s is all grown up…and still touring. Their ability to weave serious messages of activism and societal ills into completely accessible songs revolutionized rap and hip-hop. Artists such as the Beastie Boys, Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine), Henry Rollins, Talib Kweli and Jonathan Davis of Korn reflect on the group’s power. With live concert footage from near and far—Moscow, Rio, Italy, Spain, the UK and finally Austin, Texas—Public Enemy demonstrates they still have the power to get the crowd on their feet with insanely infectious music and relentless beats.

With an album of new material out this year, Public Enemy is ready to terrorize your town. So raise your fist in the air and don’t miss this historic, must-see music documentary.

AfI Film Fest will be screening two music docs this year, one about Public Enemy and one about Sigur Ros

Make sure to check them out at the festival!