Alice Echols

Filmmakers Lucía Palacios and Dietmar Post go on a transatlantic journey to recall the fascinating story of one of the most colorful icons of pop with former friends, family members, musicians and colleagues.

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.