What you need to know:
The basis of the documentary is the material taken by Omar throughout his life, thanks to his taste for cinema
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weirdis the title chosen for the documentary that will reveal more about the friendship of the members of The Mars Volta, as well as the origin of the band, and very soon it will arrive in Mexico!
‘Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird’, el documental sobre el origen de The Mars Volta
“If this ever gets weird, promise me we can stop, because nothing is more important than loving you.”that was the promise they made Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala when they took their first steps in Music to form The Mars Volta.
And their relationship goes beyond the band, it is a friendship of many years that will be exposed in the documentary Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird, which has already triumphed in festivals such as South by Southwest, in addition to winning an award for Best Music Documentary at the IDA Documentary Awards.
Nicolas Jack Davies is the director of the documentary, yes, the same one behind Gorillaz: Song Machine Live From Kong.
What is The Mars Volta documentary about?
It will be two hours long watching How did Omar and Cedric become friends, what were their beginnings in music?the story of his first band At the Drive-In, how they navigated the breakup of The Mars Volta and the influence of Jeremy Ward on both.
And be careful, it's not like it's going to be a documentary where we see Omar and Cedric sitting and remembering their past. Omar's taste for cinema led him to document a large part of his life, since he was seven years old, so Most of the material in the documentary was taken by him at the exact moment it was happening.
“With the strong friendship of these two talented artists as the common thread of an incredible story, like their music, which has impacted millions of people, the documentary “Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird” takes a look through a whole new creative prism portraying the intense and profound journey of the duo as they face success, addiction, tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness and, ultimately, redemption.”
When can we see 'Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird' in Mexico?
Now, the most important thing: The Mars Volta documentary arrives in Mexico in February 2025although the exact day has not yet been revealed. It is highly confirmed that we can see it at Cinemexbut still and it also reaches other cinemas.
Pffff I don't know about you, but around here nothing is going to stop us from going to see it. By the way, we leave you the trailer so you can check out what awaits you.
