Until the Light Takes Us

Until the Light Takes Us is a feature length documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded in darkness and rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the "Inner Circle"s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us explores every aspect of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world. This is the movie that gets inside the minds and hearts of black metal's musicians. The filmmakers moved to Norway, living and filming there for two years. The movie is not about them though - it's about the extraordinary people and events that make black metal unique, unforgettable, and inevitable. This is black metal as seen through the eyes of those who created it, of those who live it, of those who are at the center of the story of black metal. Featuring: Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell, Varg Vikernes, Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg, Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad, Ivar Bjornson, Abbath and Demonaz Doom Occulta, Kris "Garm" Rygg, Bjarne Melgaard, Harmony Korine, and more. The film, shot on 35 mm and dv, is directed and produced by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites. It is currently being edited in New York.

Genre(s) : Documentary,Music

Aka(s) :
(original title) - Until the Light Takes Us
Australia - Until the Light Takes Us
Canada - Until the Light Takes Us
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Ecuador - Until the Light Takes Us
Germany - Until the Light Takes Us

Greece - Mehri to fos na mas kerdisei
Japan - ライト・テイクス・アス ～ブラックメタル暗黒史～
Russia - Пока свет не заберёт нас
Ukraine - Поки світло не забере нас
United Kingdom - Until the Light Takes Us
United States - Until the Light Takes Us

Actors :
Fenriz Self - Darkthrone (as Gylve 'Fenris' Nagell)
Varg Vikernes Self - Burzum (as Varg 'Count Grishnackh' Vikernes)
Euronymous Self - Mayhem (archive footage) (as Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth)
Hellhammer Self - Mayhem (as Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg)
Per Ohlin Self - Mayhem (archive footage) (as Per 'Dead' Ohlin)
Abbath Self - Immortal (as Olve 'Abbath' Eikemo)
Demonaz Self - Immortal (as Harald 'Demonaz' Nævdal)
Bjarne Melgaard Self - Visual Artist
Bård Eithun Self - Emperor (as Bård 'Faust' Eithun)
Kristoffer Rygg Self - Ulver (as Kristoffer 'Garm' Rygg)
Frost Self - Satyricon (as Kjetil 'Frost' Haraldstad)
Harmony Korine Self - Filmmaker