Playing With The Devil: Becoming Zeal & Ardor

2023 • 71 minutes

About this movie

Zeal & Ardor's bold mix of Black Metal, old work songs and field hollers by African-American slaves is politically explosive. Religion, racism, segregation and appropriation; artist Manuel Gagneux questions and breaks taboos with his music. But being praised as a new kind of leader by his fans frightens the introverted artist. How can he deal with the oversized expectations?