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On the road with the icons of hard rock.
“Born to Be Wild” made the band Steppenwolf famous overnight and around the world. The song, synonymous with the cult film EASY RIDER, became the anthem of a generation. What’s less well-known is that singer John Kay and bassist Nick St. Nicholas come from Germany. This documentary traces their journey from their war-ravaged homeland to the streets of Toronto to the pinnacle of the music world.
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(only P&I)City 2
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After the film: Q&A with Oliver Schwehm and John Kay
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Before the film: Introduction by John Kay
HFF Audimax -
Before the film: Introduction by John Kay
Kino, Mond & Sterne
Meet the director
Oliver Schwehm
Oliver Schwehm was born in Mainz in 1975. He initially studied German and Romance languages and literature, then went on to study documentary filmmaking at the University of Strasbourg. He is an arts and culture editor for ARTE and has made various documentaries, including FLY ROCKET FLY (FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2018) about the world’s first private spaceflight company.