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A brief history of goths - Dan Adams

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What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known as “goths”? Is it a weird coincidence – or is there a deeper connection stretching across the centuries? Dan Adams investigates.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Dan Adams
Director
Hernando Bahamon
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Art Director
Andrés Landazábal
Animator
Miguel Otálora, Jorge Jaramillo
Compositor
Jorge Jaramillo
Composer
Manuel Borda
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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