Gruff Rhys

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Gruff Rhys

Born July 18, 1970 · Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK (age 56)

Gruff Rhys is a Welsh sing-songwriter, best known for fronting the rock band, Super Furry Animals.

Known For

Set Fire to the StarsSet Fire to the Stars · 2014
Set Fire to the Stars
5.62014
MovieDramaHistory
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
American InteriorAmerican Interior · 2014
American Interior
7.02014
MovieDocumentary
Two men. Two quests. Two centuries apart. Four ways to experience the search for a lost tribe. Film. Book. Album. App.
Separado!Separado! · 2010
Separado!
5.72010
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The documentary centers on Gruff Rhys's quest to meet up with his lost long Patagonian uncle, musician René Griffiths.
Beautiful MistakeBeautiful Mistake · 2000
Beautiful Mistake
10.02000
MovieDocumentaryMusic
This documentary film follows a group of Welsh musicians interacting and playing in the studio. Combining shots of the city with the music of John Cale as performed by Welsh stars such as Catatonia, Big Leaves and Manic Street Preachers.
Ffa Coffi Pawb!Ffa Coffi Pawb! · 2024
Ffa Coffi Pawb!
2024
MovieMusicDocumentary
30 years since they broke up, we follow the band's journey from the north - from the Welsh underground music scene of the 80s and 90s - to the Super Furry Animals. Following the journey of Welsh band Ffa Coffi Pawb
The History of NailsThe History of Nails · 2017
The History of Nails
2017
Movie
In late 2016, musician, producer and writer Gruff Rhys joined a group of British and Russian artists as they embarked on a journey from Moscow to the far east of Siberia. Capturing the journey on tape, the Welshman’s short film, The History of Nails—commissioned by the British Council—stops by key moments of twentieth-century Russian life, from the October Revolution through to communism and the Futurist movement, all to the sounds of a drone score.

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