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DN LFF08: Largo - Andrew van Baal

It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival has to offer. The upside to my valiant sacrifice is that I’m a sharing kinda guy:

Although billed as a documentary, Largo feels like it should fall into a brand-new category of ‘Experience Film’ or something similar as this intimate portrait of the LA club of the same name, founded by co-director Mark Flanagan, places you in front of the stage to bear witness to some of the most intimate performances captured on film. It was a pleasure to spend some time with co-director Andrew van Baal discussing how he and Flanagan transferred the live experience to screen.

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Largo
Andrew van Baal
Mark Flanagan
Largo the Nightclub
Panasonic AG-DVX100
Jazz on a Summers Day
William Claxton
indieWIRE Interview
The Take-Away Shows

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Tags: Andrew van Baal, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Interview, Largo, LFF08, London Film Festival, Music, The Take-Away Shows