| The Reflektor Tapes | |
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| Directed by | Kahlil Joseph |
| Starring | Arcade Fire, James Murphy |
| Cinematography | Lol Crawley |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Reflektor Tapes is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Kahlil Joseph about the making of the album Reflektor by the Canadian band Arcade Fire. [1] It was shown in the TIFF Docs section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] [3]
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2015, in the TIFF Documentary section. [2] [3] The film will be released in the United States on 24 September 2015. [4] To supplement the film, Arcade Fire also announced a deluxe edition of Reflektor, which was released on 25 September. It featured the original recordings along with five unreleased songs on a cassette-only format. [5]
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