Goth Cruise

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Goth Cruise
Directed byJeanie Finlay
Theme music composer Fyfe Ewing and Steve Nolan,
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersNatasha Dack
Julie Goldman
Krysanne Katsoolis
Evan Shapiro
Nikki Parrott
CinematographySteven Sheil
EditorPhil Reynolds
Running time80 minutes
Production companyTigerlily Films
Original release
Release20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) (TV)

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The film follows 150 American and British goths as they travel around the Caribbean in the 4th annual Goth Cruise. The documentary explores the enduring goth subculture, its allure, and what it really means to be goth. [1]

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References

  1. "Things I Learnt on IFC's Goth Cruise". HuffPost . 21 December 2008.