Dika: Murder City

Dika: Murder City (1995)

Dika Newlin is a 75-year-old singer in the Richmond, Virginia, area and is something of a cult figure for her what may charitably be called "off-key" singing, whether in a rock band or a country band and often accompanies herself on the guitar or the kazoo. Included are interviews with Dika herself and friends and colleagues.

Date of release
1995-07-04
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Michael D. Moore

Casting

Interesting facts

Dika: Murder City is a 1995 documentary film by Michael D. Moore on the late-life punk rock career of composer/singer Dika Newlin. The film features Newlin, who was 74 years old when the film was shot, in concert at a Richmond, Virginia, club where she is wearing black leather garb and singing punk versions of Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra songs. Newlin also talks about her childhood musical training with Arnold Schoenberg, and she performs several of her original songs. She also offers a Gioachino Rossini aria, Duetto Buffo di Due Gatti in which she meows the entire number. A clip from the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead is included in the film.

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