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The Secret Disco Revolution

The Secret Disco Revolution

2012 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

Why won’t Disco die? Might it contain hidden depths? Politically correct revisionists are trying to recast disco as a misunderstood culture of protest. Through interviews with Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, Kool and the Gang and others, along with a goldmine of stock footage and speculative reenactments, The Secret Disco Revolution presents a comic-ironic investigation into disco and its mysterious longevity.

Directed by Jamie Kastner · Written by Jamie Kastner

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