Between The Beats: Midland

Who am I? And what am I doing? These eternal questions shape the story behind this portrait of one of the UK’s best-loved Djs, Midland.

Midland, or Harry Agius, thinks deeply about the balancing act that DJs perform each weekend, keeping a disparate group of people happy on one hand, and expressing his tastes and his emotions on the other. This balance became a little more complicated in 2016 when he released "Final Credits."

He was excited by the success of this funk-sampling bomb, but he came to feel that it was defining him, creating distorted expectations about what he does as a DJ.

For Agius, the ongoing question of artistic identity is also viewed through the lens of his sexuality. In the film, he discusses his long journey towards feeling comfortable in his own skin as a gay man, and how his path towards openness has intersected with his approach to DJing.

Title : Between the Beats : Midland
Director : Patrick Nation
Release : 2018
Length : 31mins
Where to watch : Youtube