THURSDAY - Opening Night
7:00PM | The Royal Cinema (608 College St W)
VideoFACT
Directors: Micah Meisner, Harv, Marc Ricciardelli, and RT
An Evening of Shorts produced by VIDEOFACT highlighting four prominent
music video directors. Videos include:
- Metric - Poster of a Girl
- Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline
- Buck 65 - Devil's Eyes
Micah Meisner
- The Marble Index - We Can Make It
- Jully Black - Sweat Of Your Brow
- The Miniatures - Dead Flower
Harv
- Protest The Hero - Blindfolds Aside
- City and Colour - Save Your Scissors
- Alexisonfire/Moneen - Passing Out in America
Marc Ricciardelli
- Sweatshop Union - Try
- Kardinal Offishall - Everyday Rude Bwoy
- Never Ending White Lights - The Grace
RT!
Featured Directors will be in attendance.
FRIDAY at the Movies
National Film Board Cinema, 150 John St
12:30PM
Searching for Col. Parker
2005 Netherlands | Director: Constant Meijers |
Charts the amazing career of Dutch Immigrant Tom Parker from Circus
Huckster to "Manager von Elvis". Highly informative, and bizarre
chronicle of the hustle behind the legend. A MUST see for all in the
industry.
Preceded by Farrel Brothers
documentary ( 7 mins) and trailer for their new feature film
REBEL WEEKEND. A glimpse at
Winnipeg's Rock a Billy legends The Farrel Brothers and a sneak peek at
their feature film REBEL WEEKEND.
2:00
HIGH AND DRY: Where the Desert Meets Rock N' Roll
2005 USA | Director: Michael Toubassi | 126 minutesThe '80s and '90s in Tucson, Arizona was a remarkably fertile time
for music, launching a number of singular, talents including Howe Gelb,
Rainer Ptacek and Al Perry, as well as spawning more popular acts like
the Sidewinders and Machines Of Loving Grace.
HIGH AND DRY captures the spirit and the talent that emerged from this
small town during that 20-year period, while introducing some of
Tucson's most widely praised musicians and giving insight into the
choices they made along the way. Behind the scenes footage, rare live
performances and one-on-one interviews with various personalities,
including members of Calexico, Doo Rag and the Supersuckers, form the
backbone of the documentary. More than just a “who’s who” of Tucson
music, HIGH AND DRY is a film about success and failure and what those
terms really mean -- in the brutal music business, and in life.
Director Michael Toubassi will be in attendance.
4:30
The 5th Annual INDIE MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL 2006
A one night festival featuring a fresh crop of 20 plus independent
music videos from all over the world, showcasing brilliant
cinematography, astonishing animation and the most precise and artful
editing that is sure to rock each of your senses.Rarely seen,never seen
and must be seen - an eye-popping, ear-blasting, heart-pounding
audio/video extravanganza.
Featuring:
- 33 HZ Hot Flashes (Fluorescent Hill) (USA)
- BRIGHT EYES Ship in Bottle (Rachel Max)(USA)
- CIRCLESQUARE Fightsounds Pt. 1 (Bienvenido Cruz)(CANADA)
- CONRAD Airstrike (Jilann Lechner) (CANADA)
- C.Y.N.E. Running Water (Ingen Frygt)(USA/ DENMARK)
- DAN DEACON Big Big Big Big Big (Allen Cordell)(USA)
- DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Vampira (Marcus Rogers)(CANADA)
- DOCTOR PLIKPLOK Space Pop (Ben Brunetti)(USA)
- HEAVY BLINKERS Try Telling That To My Baby (Fluorescent Hill) (CANADA)
- HILLTOP HOODS Clown Prince (John Englehardt/Eddie White)(AUSTRALIA)
- MALAJUBE Montreal-40 (Louis-Philippe Eno)(CANADA)
- MY SECOND SURPRISE Perfect Cure (Limor Shneider)(ISRAEL)
- NATHAN LAWR Bury Me Blues(Scott Cudmore)(CANADA)
- NEKO CASE Maybe Sparrow (Julie Morstad/Paul Morstad)(USA/CANADA)
- PHONEHEADS Roll That Stone (Frank Herbort/ Boris Kantzow/ Kai Kullack)(GERMANY)
- RAG DOLL Grace (Simon Tibor)(HUNGARY)
- SMOG Rock Bottom Riser (Brendan Cook /Paul McNeil)(USA /AUSTRALIA)
- THEO Broken Girl (Rob Roth)(USA)
- THIRD EYE TRIBE Real Mathematics (Mike Jackson)(CANADA)
- TRIPLE CREME Team Queen (Leah Meyerhoff)(USA)
- VAILHALEN Angry Mothers (Joel Jackson)(CANADA)
- WE ARE WOLVES Little Birds (Yan Giroux / Mathieu Jacques)(CANADA)
- THE WILLOWZ Blind Story (The Here & Now)(USA)
- WORLD PROVIDER Volunteers (Kara Blake)(CANADA)
- ZAP ZOO ULO (Claude Grosch / Yann Tonnar)(LUXEMBOURG)
7:00PM
All Kindsa Girls
2005 USA | Director: Cheryl Eagan-Donovan | 66 mins
Brilliant piece on the punk movement in Boston circa late 70's early
80's .. with the main focus being John Felice and his legendary band The
Real Kids. The film is a testament to raw independence and how it can
have a ripple effect on the international stage. The Real Kids were, and
are, BIG in Japan and France .. and their big hit "All Kindsa Girls" has
been exploited in a car ad.!! Isn't that the dream of every indie band?
The film includes interviews with Jonathan Richman and Willie "Loco"
Alexander.
Director Cheryl Eagan-Donovan will be in attendance.
8:45
The End of Silence
2005 Canada | Director: Anita Doron | 94 mins
THE END OF SILENCE is a poetic love story between Darya, a Russian
ballerina and Eddie, a Toronto antique store-owner preoccupied with the
past and Nora, a
mysterious
woman who still remains silently in his life. Presented like a visual
diary, it chronicles the experiences of Darya as she discovers poverty,
love, freedom and friendship after her dancer's life of constraint and
luxury end unexpectedly. Surpassing their language barrier, Darya and
Eddie find unusual comfort in each other and for a short moment in time
have a passionate and awkward winter love affair. In the end, Darya must
choose between a lover in a foreign land and a small town past that is
calling her back.
Director Anita Doron and actress Sarah Harmer will be in attendance.
Preceded by a musical short Lost and Found (13 mins), directed by Erica Dutton, about an impressionistic take on an immigrant adrift in New York.
Producer Matt Parker will be in attendance.
SATURDAY at the Movies
National Film Board Cinema, 150 John St
12:30PM
Mahaleo
2005 France | Director: Marie Clemence Paes | 98 mins
In Malagasy, "Mahaleo" means free, independent…
Mahaleo's
voices and music have accompanied the people of Madagascar ever since
the collapse of the colonial regime. Yet, even after 30 years of
success, the group’s seven musicians still keep their distance from the
world of show-business, and remain deeply committed to helping their
country’s development; their professions range from surgeon to farmer,
physician to sociologist and member of parliament.
2:30PM
Mutual Appreciation
2005 USA | Director: Andrew Bujalski | 109 mins
Alan is a musician who leaves a busted-up band for New York, and a new
musical voyage. He tries to stay focused and fends off all manner of
distractions, including the attraction to his good friend's girlfriend.
Preceded by:
Nun Hunt
2005 Italy, USA | 5 minutes
Two tourists in Rome get their U2 concert tickets swiped by a Segway-riding
nun, and they have only one option if they want to meet the band: to
hunt her down.
5:00PM
NEXT: A Primer on Urban Painting
2005 Canada, France | Director: Pablo Aravena | 95 mins
A document, and meditation, on the Global Impact of "Urban Painting"
( aka Graffiti) …. intimate archival footage sheds much light and
insight on the nature of this truly modern art form.
Original music by Sixtoo, Moonstarr, Scott C., Quantic and DJ Nuts.
Director Pablo Aravena will be in attendance.
7:00PM
La brune et moi
1980 France | Director: Philipe Puicouyoul | 50 min
Considered by many who lived through it to be the high point of rock 'n'
roll in France, the years 1977 - 1982 saw a burst of creative angst in
Gallic music. Bands like Métal Urbain, The Dogs, Bijou, Asphalt Jungle
and Ici Paris heard the noise going on in England and quickly echoed
back. Unlike in the sixties where France was a good 5 years behind the
U.S.A. these musicians were concurrent with The Dead Kennedy's, X and
The Germs. La brune et moi - a
play on the French title for the American 50s rock 'n' roll film The
Girl Can't Help (La blonde et moi) - was shot in one week and a
Saturday. Like it's American counterpart, the story is a thin prop for
the rockin' performances.
Preceded by the short film Facechasers (4 min), directed Gabriel Judet-Weinshel. A man and a woman are chased through a bleak desert by faceless creatures and animated attack dogs. In the pursuit, one of them loses his life and one conceives an ingenious and surreal way to escape.
Producer Matt Parker will be in attendance.
9:00PM
Saturday Night Closing Gala
The Royal Cinema, 608 College St W
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2006 | Director: Stewart Copeland | 74 mins
Stewart Copeland, drummer for The Police, compiles his Super 8 footage
for an intimate look at what it was like to be a member of one of the
world's biggest rock bands.
Director Stewart Copeland will be in attendance.
SUNDAY at the Movies
National Film Board Cinema, 150 John St
12:30
KEFLAVÍK: Liverpool of the North
2005 Iceland | Director: Thorgeir Gudmundsson | 102 minutes
A fast-paced documentary on the Icelandic Rock 'n' Roll explosion and
the birth of a local teen culture. Told through the story of the samll
town where it all started and in the words of the participants who have
been prominent in the Icelandic music ever since.
2:30
Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)
2005 Mexico, USA | Director: Natalia Amada | 70 mins
Told using Mexico's 200 year-old tradition of corrido music, To The
Other Side recounts the story of an aspiring corrido composer facing two
life-changing choices: to traffic drugs or unlawfully cross the border
into the United States.
4:00
Escarpment Blues
2005 Canada | Director: Andy Keen | 59 mins
In June 2005, Sarah Harmer launched a seven-city, all-acoustic "I Love
The Escarpment" tour, raising thousands of dollars through performances,
sales of an "Escarpment Blues" single and donations for
Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL), a concerned citizens group
that she co-founded. She's
performed
at several PERL benefits since those initial dates and is making
increasingly concerted efforts to protect the Niagara Escarpment. "I'm
going to meetings and writing submissions and being much more active,"
says Harmer.
During this tour, Filmmaker Andy Keen filmed and edited a documentary
about the "I Love The Escarpment" tour and Harmer expects it to be
available shortly on DVD. This is the result of these important efforts.
Preceded by A Day With The D.O.A.
(3.5 min) Director: Lee Towndrow. A short and funny silent film about a
ride in a slow but loveable wooden boat called a 'Dispro.'
5:30
Danielson: A Family Movie
2006 USA | Director: JL Aronson | 110 mins
Danielson: a Family Movie is a
documentary about unbridled creativity vs. accessibility, Christian
faith vs. popular culture, underground music vs. survival, and family
vs. individuality. The film follows Daniel Smith,
an
eccentric musician and visual artist, as he leads his four siblings and
best friend to indie rock stardom, eventually facing the struggle to
become viable as a solo act. Along the way he mentors an unknown
singer-songwriter named Sufjan Stevens whose own subsequent success
stands in stark contrast to the music world's uneasy reception of
Danielson just a few years prior. Making use of collage, direct cinema
and animation, the film has been produced independently by the filmmaker
with no capital investment from the Danielson Famile, its record label
or any other third party. Cameos include Steve Albini, Rick Moody, David
Garland, Kramer, Daniel Johnston, Alan Sparhawk
Director JL Aronson will be in attendance.