John T. Davis: Hip to the Tip - Atlantic, The Early Years 
John T. Davis is internationally recognised as Northern Ireland’s most distinctive documentary filmmaker and cinematographer.
To mark his 70th birthday in March, and in recognition of his over 40 years of filmmaking, QFT is mounting a retrospective of his work.
Co-directed by John T. Davis and Uri Fruchtman, Hip to the Tip charts the glory years of Atlantic Records, one of America’s most important recording labels, from its establishment in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson through to its takeover in 1967 by the Warner Music Group. This was a time when every Atlantic release was ‘hip to the tip’, when jazz, R&B and soul recordings by African-American musicians topped the charts, when every artist wanted to be on the nation’s coolest label. The film features interviews with Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke, Ruth Brown, Rufus Thomas, Steve Cropper, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and the key Atlantic founders.
The screening will be introduced by John T. Davis.
Part Two of Peripheral Visions: John T. Davis, A Retrospective also includes:
Discover more about the work of John T. Davis here.
This season is presented in partnership with Film Hub NI. Special thanks to Northern Ireland Screen, the Irish Film Institute, Peter Strain and Yellowmoon.
