Over the past 20 years, every time musicians Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, collectively known asDaft Punk, have appeared in public, they have covered their faces with elaborate masks. Later this year, these musicians will finally be unmasked in a new documentaryDaft Punk Unchained, with the first trailer fromBBC Worldwideteasing this long-awaited unmasking. The trailer also features musicians such asKanye West,Pharrell Williamsand Nile Rodgers, who discuss the influenceDaft Punkhas had on the music industry.
Daft Punk Unchainedis the first everdocumentaryfilm on the most secretive duo in the world. The epic story of two uncompromising artists. With the participation of their closest collaborators and friends fromPharrell Williamsto Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder,Kanye West,Michel Gondry,Paul Williams, Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto and Pete Tong.
Daft Punk Unchained, directed byHervé Martin Delpierre, is the first independent film which explores an exceptionalpop culturephenomenon of the last twenty years:Daft Punk. Between fiction and reality, magic and secrets, theatricality and humility, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo have created a unique artistic universe. Throughout their career they have remained determined to control every link in the chain of their creative work.
The film highlights key moments of their story, from their first school band in Paris to their historic concert at Coachella festival in 2006 and their spectacular triumph at the 2014 Grammy Awards for the album « Random Access Memories ». In an era of globalization and the expansion of social media, they have refused to show their own faces and they orchestrate every detail of their appearances as robots. The documentary includes archives of radio interviews withDaft Punk, rare footage and exclusive interviews with their friends and close collaborators fromPharrell Williamsto Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder,Kanye West,Michel Gondry,Paul Williams, Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto and Pete Tong.
BBC Worldwide has not yet announced arelease datefor this documentary yet, but it has already opened in France back in June. The end of the trailer teases the unmasking of oneDaft Punkmember, but, unfortunately, since we don’t know when this film will hit theaters in the U.S., it isn’t known when fans will get to seeDaft Punk’s faces for the first time. While we wait for more details, check out the new trailer, and chime in with your thoughts below.
