AFI FEST always has a solid lineup of music films. And this year’s films are particularly great, with features and docs that are more than just performance pieces. The filmmakers have really gotten into the heads of the musicians.

AGILE, MOBILE, HOSTILE: Tricia Todd and Eric Williams’ doc follows R&B singer and bluesman Andre Williams, as he fights drug and alcohol addiction. Once riding high on songs like “Bacon Bait” and “Shake A Tail Feather” in the 50s and 60s, Williams struggles to come back from the rock bottom.

GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP: Five years in the making, Margarita Jimeno’s doc chronicles the now wildly popular band as its members went from underground sensations to international stars.

HI MY NAME IS RYAN: Ryan Avery is a punk rock performance artist with a mission: “I like to make people happy…” He throws himself into a variety of musical projects, but not everybody is happy with the results. And is he happy with himself?

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US: Burning churches, political statements, satanic rituals: What is Black Metal? Gill Holland tries to unravel the truth in this story of the Norwegian underground music scene.

That’s just four. There’s more: DIVIZIONZ, OF ALL THE THINGS, BUCKETS, THE SOLOIST and RUN.