Films by Lucia Palacios

2018, 96 min
by Lucia Palacios, Dietmar Post (play loud!)

So far no one has been brought to justice for crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War or Franco’s regime. Now, an Argentinean initiative has launched an attempt to prosecute officials. Will they succeed?It is one of the darkest chapters of European history: the genocide that took place in Spain under General Franco’s fascist dictatorship between 1936-1975. The country’s transition to a democracy after Franco’s death is considered to be exemplary. But was this really the case? The Amnesty L

Germany 2016, 80 min
by Dietmar Post (play loud!), Lucia Palacios

A documentary film about the interplay between pop culture and extreme right ideology.For decades, popular culture was considered modern and emancipatory but in reality it has long been part of the center of society and noticeably opened itself up to the right-wing. Pop music played a central role to the neo-Nazi terror cell NSU (National Socialist Underground). Their members were politicized within the subculture of the far-right music scene.The documentary by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios es

Spain, Germany 2013, 110 min
by Lucia Palacios, Dietmar Post (play loud!)

Somewhere on the high plains of Spanish La Mancha resides a village that still carries the name of its creator. Its name “Llanos del Caudillo” means “The High Plains of the Caudillo (Führer) Franco”. Llanos del Caudillo was one of over 300 settlement villages that were built during the dictatorship of general Franco between 1939 and 1975. Franco’s Settlers is a review of the legacy and prevalence, apparent or hidden, of Francisco Franco's figure, a glance at the past in order to find the key to

Germany 2010, 70 min
by Lucia Palacios, Dietmar Post (play loud!)

Faust, together with Kraftwerk, Amon Düül, Neu!, Can and Popol Vuh, is amongthe most important German avant-garde pop bands of all times. Formed in 1970in Hamburg the band has been acclaimed internationally as the inventors ofindustrial rock. Between 1975 and 1990 the band almost didn't exist. But in the early 90s some of the old band members reunited and since then the bandperforms and records again. Their sound hasn't lost any of the earlyexcitement and experimentation. Filmmakers Dietmar Post

Germany 2010, 60 min
by Lucia Palacios, Dietmar Post (play loud!)

"Fm Einheit + Irmler: Live at Berghain" is the title of the third film within the "play loud! (live) music series". It features two giants of German avant-garde pop music. Hans Joachim Irmler is the founding member of the krautrock legend Faust, inventors of industrial rock. FM Einheit is a former member of Einstürzende Neubauten and a recognized industrial percussionist. The historical encounter was captured by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios in the style of Direct Cinema at the famo

Germany, Spain, USA 2009, 32 min
by Lucia Palacios, Dietmar Post (play loud!)

A Summer Evening with Floating di Morel is the title of the first film within the "play loud! (live) music series". It features the Berlin-based rock 'n' roll band Floating di Morel. The band performs 7 songs at their home studio. Filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios follow the group through one 'summer evening' in the style of Direct Cinema.Floating di Morel is probably the best rock ‘n’ roll band to ever come out of Germany after the 39 Clocks. Now you might think this is another stupid

Germany, USA 2009
by Dietmar Post (play loud!), Lucia Palacios

"Doc Schoko: Oktopus im Pentagramm" is the title of the second film within the "play loud! (live) music series". It features the Berlin-based rock 'n' roll band Doc Schoko. The band performs "Oktopus im Pentagramm" at Volksbühne Berlin in 2007. Filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios captured the group in the style of Direct Cinema. About Doc Schoko: First songs at the age of 11. First DIY releases on MC in Germany's most industrialized and populated state of North-Rhine Westphalia (Ruh