Twenty-one years after Alan Zweig’s groundbreaking first feature documentary Vinyl, Zweig returns to the topic of compulsive record collecting with newfound introspection and a sunnier disposition. Punctuated by his signature mirror-confessionals, Records compiles colourful interviews with vinyl enthusiasts, swirling around the proverbial maxim that music has the power to connect us all.
Direction
Mirror-confessionals that expose without exploiting.
Writing
Zweig's self-aware narration evolves from cynical to tender.
Director
Alan Zweig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zweig originally planned a sequel in 2010 but scrapped it, feeling he had nothing new to say until the pandemic forced fresh perspective.
The 2020-2021 vinyl boom made this accidentally timely: Record Store Day became a major retail event while Zweig was editing.
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