Acton Film Series: Did Music change the world?
‘Rockin’ the Wall’ is the compelling story of rock and roll's part in bringing down the Berlin Wall and smashing the Iron Curtain. Told from the perspective of rockers who played at the time, on both sides of the Wall, and from survivors of the communist regimes who recalled the lifeline that rock music provided them, Rockin' the Wall features new interviews and several original songs written exclusively for the film.
This film is a look at rock’s subversive, relentless and often humorous role in bringing down the Iron Curtain. It is a historical look at the power of music to transform society both then in 1989, as it is now in 2014. Based on the best-selling book Seven Events that Made America America by Larry Schweikart, 'Rockin’ the Wall' features interviews with witnesses from behind the Iron Curtain whose lives were changed – and often challenged – by rock music.
Appearances by:
- Mark Stein and Vinny Martell (Vanilla Fudge)
- David Paich (Toto)
- Robby Kreiger (The Doors)
- Mother’s Finest and many more
Now in distribution and coming soon to American and international television.
