Director: Anthony Baxter
Producer: Richard Phinney
Production Companies: Sky, Montrose Pictures, Vertigo Films, Kartemquin Films
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £145,000 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund
Synopsis
How a group of lads from working class Scotland became one of the most admired soul and funk bands in the history of music, winning over the likes of Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and a future US President – “Those boys could jam,” recalls Barack Obama. And as one of the most sampled bands in hip hop, Average White Band’s music continues to be hugely influential today.
More information
Premiere: Average White Band is screening as part of the Docs-in-Progress Scotland Showcase at Cannes Film Festival 2025 on 17 May 2025
Image credits: Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company