Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

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Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

2024

2h 7m

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Since their explosive breakout album in 2000, At the Drive-In--and then as their next incarnation, The Mars Volta--have fearlessly redefined the progressive rock genre. Fronted by Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, two outsiders from El Paso, their unique style seamlessly fused jazz, punk rock, latin influences and experimental sounds into something utterly electrifying. But their immense artistic success gave way to deep personal fissures that ended their musical partnership in 2013, and inflicted wounds that would take more than a decade to heal. Culled from hundreds of hours of footage filmed by Omar over the past 40 years, OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD charts the duo's intense and profound journey as they navigate success, addiction, tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness and, ultimately, redemption.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Oct 14

3/5

Even to a viewer who’s not particularly taken by their idiosyncratic and knowingly difficult sound, it’s a pleasure to be in the company of two people who are so proficient at articulating their inner feelings.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Oct 10

3.5/5

More a portrait of a friendship than of Omar and Cedric as creative artists.

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Stephen Lee Naish

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 13

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird is a far more personal testament from the vantage point of those involved and not a ‘critical’ assessment from music journalists or other musicians observing from the outside.

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Ian Gormely

Exclaim!

Jan 28

8/10

Davies elevates the movie beyond a blow-by-blow of their careers.

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

Jan 11

The film has 40 years of material at its disposal. It seems that Davies, for better and for worse, uses every frame of it.

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Liam Lacey

Original Cin

Jan 9

B-plus

An inside story about the musical duo behind the progressive post-punk bands, At The Drive In and The Mars Volta, Omar and Cedric is exhausting and original.

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Moz Volta

11/22/2024

Absolutely LOVED IT! It was interesting to see behind the scenes how the band evolved over time and why they ended up doing what they did

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Kylee J

Apr 4

One of the best films I've ever seen! Absolutely remarkable and stunning footage.

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James M

Mar 1

Me and a friend of mine loved ATDI in high school and as we matured we loved Volta as well. To see all of this hilarious and emotional behind the scenes footage really brought things home for me. I absolutely loved it and bought it. Theres also the lore behind Cassandra Gemini finally explained which was reallllly cool to hear. Critic snobs stay away...unless you grew up with it - you dont understand :)

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Nicolas Jack Davies

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Cedric Bixler-Zavala

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Johann Scheerer

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Sam Bridger

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Since their explosive breakout album in 2000, At the Drive-In--and then as their next incarnation, The Mars Volta--have fearlessly redefined the progressive rock genre. Fronted by Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, two outsiders from El Paso, their unique style seamlessly fused jazz, punk rock, latin influences and experimental sounds into something utterly electrifying. But their immense artistic success gave way to deep personal fissures that ended their musical partnership in 2013, and inflicted wounds that would take more than a decade to heal. Culled from hundreds of hours of footage filmed by Omar over the past 40 years, OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD charts the duo's intense and profound journey as they navigate success, addiction, tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness and, ultimately, redemption.

Director: Nicolas Jack Davies
Producer: Johann Scheerer
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Clouds Hill Films
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 2h 7m

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