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.
What similarities do you see between the Romans’ attitude towards the Germanic tribes and the way contemporary goths are portrayed in film and television?
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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
