Desire: The Carl Craig Story
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'Desire: The Carl Craig Story' is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle-class African-American family, Carl's parents fostered his artistic pursuits, even if that meant breaking with his family's tradition of pursuing higher education. With Detroit's decline and recovery as a backdrop, Desire: The Carl Craig Story follows the career of a musical pioneer whose genre-defying techno music - which was inspired by a wide range of sounds, has been performed to jazz enthusiasts at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in the premier classical auditoriums around the world, including Carnegie Hall. Thirty-five years into his music career, Carl Craig, a leading figure of the second generation of the Detroit techno artists, has now been embraced by the visual arts world, with recent exhibitions at MOCA in Los Angeles and Dia Beacon in New York. But at the pinnacle of his creative and deejaying success, the musician faces challenges that could ultimately force him to stay away from the dance floor.

2025 · 1h 30m
Starring Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Roni Size
Director Jean-Cosme Delaloye, Fábio Erdos

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Cast & Crew

  • Carl Craig
    Self
  • L‌G
    Laurent Garnier
    Self
  • Roni Size
    Self
  • J‌D
    Jean-Cosme Delaloye
    Director
  • F‌E
    Fábio Erdos
    Director
  • K‌W
    Kenneth Wachtel
    Director
  • D‌W
    Dan Wechsler
    Producer
  • A‌R
    Andreas Roald
    Producer
  • J‌D
    Jean-Cosme Delaloye
    Writer

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Desire: The Carl Craig Story

Documentary

'Desire: The Carl Craig Story' is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle-class African-American family, Carl's parents fostered his artistic pursuits, even if that meant breaking with his family's tradition of pursuing higher education. With Detroit's decline and recovery as a backdrop, Desire: The Carl Craig Story follows the career of a musical pioneer whose genre-defying techno music - which was inspired by a wide range of sounds, has been performed to jazz enthusiasts at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in the premier classical auditoriums around the world, including Carnegie Hall. Thirty-five years into his music career, Carl Craig, a leading figure of the second generation of the Detroit techno artists, has now been embraced by the visual arts world, with recent exhibitions at MOCA in Los Angeles and Dia Beacon in New York. But at the pinnacle of his creative and deejaying success, the musician faces challenges that could ultimately force him to stay away from the dance floor.

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Studio
Sovereign
Released
2025
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
12
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Switzerland
© 2025 Sovereign Film Distribution

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English (United States)
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English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

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