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Elegance Bratton, writer-director of the autobiographical military drama The Inspection, directs this documentary about 1979’s notorious Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, and how house music rose up in response to with the event’s anti-Black, anti-queer messaging.
This article appears in July 18 • 2025.
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