Banger Films, 2010
dir: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn
dop: Martin Hawkes
by: Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn & Mike Munn

Rush is one of rock's most influential bands, ranking third for most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. But despite having legions of devoted fans and being revered by generations of musicians, they have been ignored by critics and continually overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with some of today's most respected rock artists, Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage explores the forty-year career and phenomenon behind what could be the world's biggest cult band.

Banger Films, 2009
dir: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn
dop: Martin Hawkes

Flight 666 documents the first leg of Maiden's legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR which took them 50,000 miles round the planet playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of the movie is the band's customized Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which carried the band, all their crew, 12 tons of stage equipment and was piloted by Airline Captain and singer Bruce Dickinson. The movie gives a close up behind the scenes look at what happened on and off the stage, when Maiden gave full access to a film crew for the first time ever, and contains some of the most spectacular live footage yet seen of Maiden. If you want to know what it's like to be part of the most adventurous tour in Rock history, you can't miss seeing this.Taking you from Mumbai to Santiago, LA to Sydney, Tokyo to Sao Paulo and all points between, through exhaustion and fan pandemonium, travelling with band and crew on the plane, to and from shows, in the bar and during leisure time, this really is Access All Areas.

Banger Films, 2007
dir: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn
dop: Martin Hawkes
by: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes: from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL revels a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.

Banger Films, 2005
dir: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen & Jessica Joy Wise
dop: Brendan Steacy
by: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen & Jessica Joy Wise

Sam Dunn, a 30-year old headbanger-turned anthropologist, sets out on a quest to explore heavy metal's origins and cultural impact. His mission? To get to the bottom of one burning questions: Why is heavy metal music so beloved by its devoted fans and yet so controversial?

This ground-breaking film examines the history of heavy metal stereotypes and illuminates the truth behind the music. Witness performances and candid interviews with metal icons and members of legendary bands including Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Twisted Sister, Motley Cure, Motorhead, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ronnie James Dio, Rage Against The Machine and Rush, as well as extremists like Slipknot, Cannibal Corpse and more.

Shot on location in the UK, Germany, Norway, Canada and the US, this documentary is an exhilarating tribute to metal's dark side, and an outsider's window into a complex spectacle and fascinating subculture.