Adele Schmidt

Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales

José Zegarra Holder, Adele Schmidt

Daevid Allen, Pye Hastings

Romantic Warriors III is a documentary about the Canterbury Scene of British progressive rock in the late 60's and early 70's. It features a number of bands such as The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Caravan, Gong, Hatfield and the North, and National Health.

Romantic Warriors: A Progressive Music Saga

José Zegarra Holder, Adele Schmidt

This award-winning 95-minute documentary film highlights ten contemporary progressive music bands: Cabezas De Cera, Cheer-Accident, Deluge Grander, D.F.A., Karmakanic, La Maschera Di Cera, Oblivion Sun, Phideaux, Qui, Rob Martino. These musicians tell their stories, influences, creative process, challenges they face, and how they sell music in the era of Internet downloads. While the music’s international, cross-cultural appeal receives due coverage, the Eastern United States and the Baltimore-Philadelphia region, specifically, are acknowledged as the cradle of prog’s post-1970s artistic renaissance. This film is also about the passion and spirit of progressive music genre, its music, its festivals, and the ecosystem that supports it. The documentary won the 2011 Bronze Peer Award for Best Documentary, one of the most sought-after awards within the Mid-Atlantic film community. TIVA-DC sponsors the annual Peer Awards competition to celebrate excellence in local media.

Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition

José Zegarra Holder, Adele Schmidt

Roland Millman, Chris Cutler

Romantic Warriors II explores the origins of the Rock in Opposition movement in the late 70s, and how it continues to influence contemporary bands throughout the world. Featured bands include Henry Cow, Art Zoyd, Magma, Univers Zero, Magma, Thinking Plague, Etron Fou Leloublan and Samla Mammas Manna.

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part I)

José Zegarra Holder, Adele Schmidt

Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit

The fourth in a series of feature-length documentaries about Progressive rock written and directed by Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder. Krautrock, Part 1 focuses on German progressive rock, popularly known as Krautrock, from in and around the Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg regions of Germany. Artist featured include Kraftwerk, Neu, Can, Faust and others.