Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

89 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 27, 2011

Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band the Magnetic Fields. With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop's most beloved and influential artists.

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

89 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 27, 2011

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band the Magnetic Fields. With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop's most beloved and influential artists.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
Directors Gail O'Hara, Kerthy Fix
Writers

Cast

Laura Ballance

as Herself

Carrie Brownstein

as Herself

Ethan Cohn

as Himself

Peter Gabriel

as Himself

Neil Gaiman

as Himself

Daniel Handler

as Himself

Sarah Silverman

as Herself

Emma Straub

as Herself