Banger Films is a Canadian film and television production company, which specializes in documentary films and television series on music and culture. The company was launched in 2004 by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn to create and distribute their first film, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.
The company has since produced theatrical documentaries and television series, as well as live concert DVDs by rock and heavy metal musicians."Who the heck is Alice?; Super Duper Alice Cooper the latest doc from B.C.'s Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen". Vancouver Sun, April 28, 2014.
In 2011, Banger Films started a YouTube channel, Bangertv. Most of the channel's content for the first four years of its existence were interviews and trailers of documentaries. Starting in 2015, Bangertv started making album reviews (including tag team/no beef reviews) and hosting weekly live streams. They have since also started a "Best of" series for certain years in the history of Heavy Metal. As of February 2022, Bangertv has 334,000 subscribers."BangerTV YouTube channel". YouTube, February 14, 2022.
The company's 2014 film Super Duper Alice Cooper won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015."Canadian Screen Awards 2015: Mommy big film winner, Orphan Black takes top TV trophies". CBC News, March 1, 2015.
On September 10, 2021, Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine debuted at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmography Year Film 2005 Metal: A Headbanger's Journey 2008 Global Metal 2009 Iron Maiden: Flight 666 2009 Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall 2010 Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2011 Metal Evolution (series) 2011 Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland 2012 En Vivo! 2014 Super Duper Alice Cooper2015 Rock Icons (TV series) Satan Lives 2016 Hip-Hop Evolution 2017 Long Time Running 2020 ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band From Texas 2021 Triumph - Rock & Roll Machine 2021 K-Pop Evolution 2021 This Is Pop 2022 Sex with Sue 2024 Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
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