Paris, June 9th 2015

BBC Worldwide France announces the international launch of “Daft Punk Unchained”, the first documentary film ever to be made about the hugely successful French music act Daft Punk, which will be premiered on 24 June at 8:50pm on Canal+ in France.

This independent film, directed by Hervé Martin Delpierre and co-authored with Marina Rozenman, tells the epic story of the world’s most secretive duo, with extracts from interviews with Daft Punk (archives from 1996 to 2013), rare documents and exclusive interviews with their friends and closest collaborators.

From Los Angeles to New York, from Tokyo to Paris, the film plunges us into the unique world of the Robots, with the participation of Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Kanye West, Michel Gondry, Paul Williams, Peter Lindbergh, Todd Edwards, Leiji Matsumoto, Tony Gardner, Pedro Winter and Pete Tong.

Produced by BBC Worldwide France with Jean-Louis Blot as Executive Producer and Patrice Gellé as Producer, “Daft Punk Unchained” recounts the quest for liberty and independence of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. In an era of globalisation and the expansion of social media, the two Parisian musicians, DJs / producers have refused to show their own faces. They orchestrate every detail of their rare appearances.

From their home studio in Paris in the mid ‘90s to the triumph of The Robots at the 2014 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the documentary explores the 20-year career of Daft Punk.

The original theme music created specially for the film, “Unchained Theme”, was composed and arranged by Joseph Trapanese, who collaborated with Daft Punk on the “Tron : Legacy” score.

“Daft Punk Unchained” is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide.

Daft Punk Unchained

A documentary film by Hervé Martin Delpierre

Co-authored by Hervé Martin Delpierre and Marina Rozenman

Produced by BBC Worldwide France / Jean-Louis Blot and Patrice Gellé

With the participation of CANAL+ and BBC Worldwide, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Région Ile-de-France and Procirep/Angoa.

Photo Credit: DJ Falcon