Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
Director: Kerthy Fix, Gail O'Hara
Cast: Carrie Brownstein, Daniel Handler, Emma Straub, Ethan Cohn, Laura Ballance, Neil Gaiman, Peter Gabriel, Sarah Silverman
Synopsis:
Cast: Carrie Brownstein, Daniel Handler, Emma Straub, Ethan Cohn, Laura Ballance, Neil Gaiman, Peter Gabriel, Sarah Silverman
Synopsis:
Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band the Magnetic Fields. With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop’s most beloved and influential artists.
MRQE Metric: 69
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