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- Title
- The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
- Description
Some would argue that songwriter Martin Phillipps 'is' The Chills, one of the most distinctive pop bands to have come out of New Zealand. This documentary examines the complicated talent behind some iconic pop songs and finds him at a crossroads in his life, facing very real consequences after years of alcohol and drug dependency. Phillipps opens up about his desire to leave a proper legacy, while a selection of ex-band mates lay bare their experience of being in the band. The film won the fi...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 2019
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-chills-triumph-tragedy-of-martin-phillipps-2019
- Related subjects
- the chills / dunedin sound / martin philipps / heavenly pop hit / pink frost / i love my leather jacket / blood test / hepatitis c / trolls / nz pop music / comics / collecting / caroline easther / justin harwood / terry moore / alan haig / neil finn / gothic / otago university / otago peninsula / london / brighton beach / flying nun soundtrack / live gigs / recording studio / nurse / diagnosis / 2019 / 2010s / 1980s / 80s / eighties / bands / musicians / the curse of the chills / ultrasound / medical / doctor / liver / alcohol / preformance / flying nun records / flying nun / the dunedin sound / hamish kilgour / the clean / music / graeme downes / the verlaines / martin phillipps / jane dodd / song writing / songwriter / records / roger shepherd / dunedin / margaret fraser / ōtepoti
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