Wednesday, October 1
Moog
Cinema Du Parc, 9pm
Filmmaker: Hans Fjellestad 2004
When Dr. Robert 'Bob' Moog invented the Moog synthesizer he had no idea that he would become known as the father of electronic music. He opened his first store for the sale of his instrument at the age of 19. In 'Moog' filmmaker and musician Hans Fjellestad investigates the creativity and spirituality of the 'mad scientist' and discuss his influence on musicians who have worked with the man or simply his instrument.
6015 Willow
Filmmaker: Mark Mullane
Producers: Paul Hammond and Jeffrey Parker
Hallifax, Nova Scotia
Filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and featuring live performances by Dog
Day, North Of America, The Stolen Minks, The Superfantastics, Windom
Earle, The Just Barelys and many more, this is the story of a
community, a house and a very long weekend. Not just a music
documentary, it's a snapshot of the city's vibrant independant music
scene at its most intimate. Captured in a house that has long
functioned as a hub for creativity in the city, it follows a cast of
musicians and artists as they record a document of their own time.
Bands fill every room in the house, from the bathroom to the attic.
On-the-fly, direct and genuinely urgent, 6015 Willow follows twenty
Halifax bands over three days, sweating buckets and blowing fuses.
Thusday, October 2
Joseph Arthur : You Are Free
Cinema du Parc, 9pm
Filmmaker : Bryan johnson 2007
Documenting the first show of joseph Arthur’s 2005 tour at the
Troubador in Los Angeles, the film is an unforgettable blend of music,
art, and drama. You Are Free goes beyond merely documenting the
performance, it allows the viewer to truly get to know this unique
artist. Performances are intercut with scenes of Arthur speaking with
moving sincerity about his career, his life, and his spiritual journey
as a person and a musician.
Joseph Arthur: You Are Free (Trailer) from reverb productions on Vimeo.
Of The Moon
La Sala Rossa, 6pm
In 1967, a New York musical duo built a Frankenstein like synthesizer out of junk parts,=2 0and invented electronic dance music during the psychedelic Sixties. For the first time anywhere, their real life Spinal Tap meets Rip Van Winkle story is revealed, as these forgotten pioneers reemerged decades later to claim their legacy. Of the Moon. Is the feature length documentary about the first synth pop group, the Silver Apples
Come catch the movie with Q&A before the show!
and learn more about The Silver Apples HERE!
Friday, October 3
Died Young Stayed Pretty
Cinema du Parc, 9pm
Film Maker : Eileen Yaghoobian 2008
Died Young Stayed Pretty examines the political and cultural landscape
of North America as it is reflected, critiqued, and dismantled in
poster art. The film features artists and groups such as Art Chantry,
Jay Ryan, Rob Jones, Print Mafia, and The Ames Brothers, who have
designed posters for the likes of The Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene,
and Sonic Youth. These posters paper the urban landscape as promotional
tools, creating an extremely public and temporal forum for political
discourse, insied jokes, and arresting imagery. Yaghoobian candidly
captures the artists discussing the function of their chosen medium.
Rockabilly 514
$10at the Portuguese Association
rockabilly
A night of all things Rockabilly! The film, by Montreal's own Patricia Chica, documents Montreal’s thriving Rockabilly scene. The screening will be followed by performances from Blue Light Burlesque, The Cockroaches and Bloodshot Bill.
Click HERE for some live (french!) on-air talk about the people, Pop event and run at Cinema du Parc of Rockabilly 514. Background music supplied by Bloodshot Bill!
Saturday, October 4
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Cinema du Parc, 9pm
Filmmaker: Matt Wolf Montreal Premiere, 2008
Arthur Russell: Singer-songwriter, avant-garde composer, cellist and disco producer. These were just a few hats that he wore before losing his fight with AIDS in 1992. After running away from home he joined a commune in San Francisco where he would meet his mentor Allen Ginsberg. Eventually he moved to New York and met Philip Glass, among other composers. Due to Russell’s extreme perfectionism and obsessive nature, his work never quite reached the audience it should have. Matt Wolf`s portrait beautifully documents the artistic and the private facets of Russel’s life.
Followed by the Official Film Pop Party at the Academy Club It’s All Over My Face, hosted and DJed by DJs Slutsky & Watts III
We Are Wizards
Cinema Du Parc, 3pm
we are wizards
Filmmaker: Josh Koury 2007
Since the release of the first Harry Potter novel, fandom has gone beyond what anyone could ever have predicted. It has even spawned its own genre of music: Wizard Rock. The Harry Potter mythos allows anyone to escape from the limitations of their own world and to become something more spectacular. We Are Wizards will resonate with anyone who has ever wished they went to Hogwarts; for those who haven't it will provide an inspiring and hilarious look into what moves fans to participate in this movement.
At the Portuguese Association:
One Man in the Band
Filmmaker : Adam Clitheroe
One-man bands. Showmen, eccentrics, loners. This feature-length
documentary follows a selection of contemporary musicians who play as
one-person acts. Through interviews and performance footage the film
explores what makes creating so much noise all by ones self such a
particularly visceral and cathartic experience.
Sunday, October 5
Pied Piper of Hutzovina
Cinema du Parc, 9pm
Filmmaker: Pavla Fleischer Montreal Premiere, 2006
In the summer of 2004, on a road trip through Eastern Europe, Pavla Fleischer met and fell in love with Eugene Hutz, lead singer of New York’s gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Captivted by his energy and musical verve, and desperate to know him better, she decided to make a filma bout him, This film follows Eugene and Pavla on their subsequent road trip through Eugene’s home country, Ukraine.
Double bill!
Welcome to Nollywood WithGod`s Own Country
Cinema du parc, 3pm
Welcome to Nollywood
Filmmaker: Jamie Meltzer Montreal Premiere, 2007
The advent of the digital revolution in Nigeria has spawned a slew of entrepreneurs in the Nigerian film industry. They have been churning out films at the astounding rate of approximately 2,400 a year. After the U.S and India, Nigeria is the third largest producer of feature films. American filmmaker Jamie Meltzer decided he would take it upon himself to capture the booming industry by heading there to profile several filmmakers and capture the appeal of what has come to be known as the most popular cinema in all of West Africa: `Nollywood` films.
God`s Own Country
Filmmaker: Femi Agbayewa Montreal Premiere, 2008
God`s Own Country is Nollywood USA`s first short-film shot by Nigerian born filmmaker Femi Agbayewa. The film examines the idea of trying to make a new start in a new place. Part of the appeal of moving is the hope for something better; but, for Ike Ajayi (played by Dauda Momodou) leaving his life as a lawyer in Nigeria in order to start anew in the big city is not what he had imagined.
Also check out 'God's Own Country director' Femi Agbayewa's at the symposium on saturday:
12:00 – 1:25
Rap Culture: From Motherland to Ghetto to Township and Back
with
Moderator: Tali — Nomadic Massive
Rap journalist Charles "CZA" Sweet II
Filmmaker Femi Agbayewa — In God's Own Country
Shadrach Kabango aka Canadian MC Shad K
Sebastien Tetrault — Bande a Part, United States of Africa
An in-depth discussion with artists, promoters, and thinkers from the African and American hip-hop scenes. In rapidly urbanising African societies with a majority youth demographic, rap represents hope for the future, providing a means for creative-self expression, community, and education.
What can we learn from the "multiple personalities" of rap as it has existed and continues to evolve in different communities and socio-economic conditions? What are some key points of convergence and divergence in the exchange of subject matter, styles, and symbols? How does this contribute to a debate about the future of rap?
Venue: Green Room RSVP on Facebook
