Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part Two)

  • “Filmmakers Adele Schmidt and Jose Zegarra Holder are tenacious in their ongoing quest to meticulously document progressive music’s various tributaries. Every bit as enthralling and exhaustive as their previous explorations of Rock In Opposition and the Canterbury Scene, this second installment of a projected trilogy covering Krautrock spends more than two hours on the bands that emerged in Southern Germany including Xhol Caravan, Amon Duul II, Guru Guru, Kraaan and many others."

    Sid Smith, Prog Magazine

  • “Like the other movies in this series, Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Music Saga are not superficial documentaries. They are intimate conversations directly with the artists about their history, their music, and their stories. Essential viewing for all progressive music fans!"

    Charles Snider, Author, Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock

  • "These documentaries are truly addictive as it only makes you want to know more and explore artists that you have heard of but possibly haven’t actually heard. Guru Guru for example is a band I have heard a couple albums but haven’t really explored thoroughly. Zeitgeist Media has produced nothing less than visual aphrodisiacs that will whet your appetite to explore the scene even further and if you were lucky enough to live through those glorious times, to transport you back to when the magic was in action and then reel you back to the present to find out where these musicians have landed in the brave new world. I love these so much and can only hope that this series continues to infinity because there are so many tales in the world of progressive rock to tell and nobody does it better than Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder. Bravo!”

    Mike Human, Progarchives.com

  • “Krautrock 2 is essential viewing for anyone interested not just in the music, but also the history and culture behind it. It will, however, provide a rewarding viewing experience to everyone – even to committed fans of very different subgenres of progressive rock.”

    Raffaella Berry, Progmistress.com

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part One)

  • “Krautrock 1 is a must-see not only for fans of progressive music, but also for those interested in the history and culture of post-war Europe."

    Raffaella Berry, Progmistress.com

  • “Detailing the anarchic collision between the avant-garde impulses of the art scene, agit-prop theatre and a defiant pushback away from US dominance in pop and rock culture, the distinctive world they created is explored via a series of fascinating, insightful interviews with several sonic pioneers including Michael Rother, Irmin Schmidt, Faust's Jean-Hervé Péron and Kraftwerk's Wolfgang Flür. Allowing them and several others the space to relate first-hand experiences, simply and directly without any of the jarring editorial leaps that so often mar the rockumentary format, gives this history an authoritative feel."

    Syd Smith, Prog Magazine

  • "The fourth film project in the Romantic Warriors progressive music saga series by Adele Schmidt and Jose Zegarra Holder, appears to be the most expansive and info packed subject yet….No book or previous film on the topic comes close to the broad and insightful minutes of the KRAUTROCK Part I."

    Lee Henderson, BigBeautifulNoise blog

  • “This is a long film, about two hours and ten minutes total, so have a good supply of popcorn ready, you are bound to see many clips and interviews that have never been seen before!"

    Peter Thelen, Exposé Online

Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales

  • “A good balance of musical clips and interviews makes the film easily digestible particularly when the interviewees have previously been rarely seen or heard in a speaking role; David and Richard Sinclair, Didier Malherbe, Roy Babbington, Phil Miller and Daevid Allen are great examples of this. There is no voiceover narration, (such a clichéd and overused documentary device), and this happily allows the musicians and the music to speak eloquently for themselves. This is without doubt absolutely essential viewing for anyone interested in the Canterbury Scene, Progressive Rock or Jazz Rock.”

    Roger Farley, All About Jazz

  • “This is without doubt absolutely essential viewing for anyone interested in the Canterbury Scene, Progressive Rock or Jazz Rock."

    Roger Farbey, All About Jazz

  • "A practical guide for a vibrant and diverse scene that continues to evolve."

    Sid Smith, PROG Magazine

  • "Beautiful, deeply touching."

    Raffaella Berry, Progmistress

  • "Consistently compelling!"

    Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery (NYC)

Romantic Warriors II: About Rock in Opposition

  • “The film is quite inspiring and informative for those interested in exploring the outer edges of rock music [and] certainly has a place in any library supporting popular music studies."

    Vincent J. Novara, Curator and Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland

  • “The film does an excellent job in explaining the philosophy behind the movement", and that it is "[d]efinitely a must see for any fan of innovative, forward-thinking and challenging music."

    The Rocktologist Magazine

  • "An outstanding piece of filmmaking", and said that it will appeal to a wider audience than the first film because "[t]he music’s very combination of the arty, the quirky and the academically austere will attract people who appreciate forms of non-mainstream music that do not necessarily fall under the 'progressive rock' umbrella – including modern classical."

    ProgSphere

  • “In this film Zeitgeist does a good job in explaining why interest in Rock in Opposition, and the music associated with it, has persisted to this day since its appearance in the late 1970s. The documentary is smartly paced and covers all the points an aficionado could possibly want."

    Dave Lynch at AllMusic

Romantic Warriors: A Progressive Music Saga

  • “Those who expect a music video with some occasional commentary are going to be inevitably disappointed, because Romantic Warriors is a bare-bones account of the scene, filmed on location in an almost cinema-verité style that completely rules out the presence of the two filmmakers: in fact, all the viewer can see is the people who answer their questions – musicians, fans, and everything in between."

    Raffaella Berry, Progmistress.com

  • “The film is more a sociological study rather than a documentary about progressive rock.”

    Vincent J. Novara of the University of Maryland, Educational Media Reviews Online

  • “The film is a pretty solid package that will educate, entertain and inspire both Progressive Rock veterans and neophytes alike.”

    Eric Pseja of USAProgressiveMusic

  • “I loved the film's down-to-earth style and its emphasis on the community as much as on the music.”

    Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility