WEST END'S "G.O.D.
THE GODFATHER OF DISCO", A BRAND NEW DOCUMENTARY
The long awaited West End documentary, “The
Godfather of Disco (G.O.D.)” is currently being screened at film
festivals around the country to extremely positive reviews. Based on
Mel Cheren’s powerful autobiography, “My Life and the Paradise
Garage: Keep On Dancin,’” “The Godfather of Disco
(G.O.D.)” offers a “mesmerizing overview of the rise and
fall of ‘70s-era dance music,” according to Max Sparber
of the Pulse of the Twin Cities (4/18/07). Through a series of interviews
with a who’s who of the dance music community, G.O.D. uses the
arc of Mel’s life to examine the early 70’s musical and
cultural currents that gave birth to disco, West End Records’
contribution to that scene, the rise of Paradise Garage, and the onslaught
of HIV/AIDS and it's impact on New York City. We look at Mel's activist
years as he harnesses the power of music to fight AIDS via his charity
work for GMHC and 24hrs for Life/LifeBEAT. Through it all, Mel has been
there, done that, lived to tell the tale and continues to do it all
today.
For more information about this documentary,
view screenings news, and check out film clips, please visit: www.thegodfatherofdiscodoc.com.
Stay tuned for the limited edition DVD package, coming to you at a later
date.
