The first SOUND ON SCREEN Music Film Festival was a blast!


 

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SOUND ON SCREEN MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL

28 APRIL - 2 MAY 2010
@ The LABIA THEATRE
68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, ZA


Tickets: R25 each
Booking opens 19 April: call 021 424 5927


WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL
8:15pm - FOKOFPOLISIEKAR

THURSDAY 29 APRIL
8:15pm - TAKING WOODSTOCK

FRIDAY 30 APRIL
8:15pm - UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US

SATURDAY 1 MAY
4:15pm - FROM THE 50 YARD LINE
6:15pm - HATED: GG Allin & The Murder Junkies
8:15pm - ROCK THE BELLS

SUNDAY 2 MAY
4:15pm - IT MIGHT GET LOUD
6:15pm - GET THRASHED: The Story Of Thrash Metal
8:15pm - BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES


Music give-aways will precede the SoS screenings courtesy
Sheer Sounds, The David Gresham Record Company, ENT Entertainment, High Fidelity, Gallo,
EMI, Century Media, Sony Music, Inter American World Entertainment, and Flamedrop Productions


The Labia Theatre is a licensed venue and drinks from the bar can be taken into the cinema

In addition to the FOKOFPOLISIEKAR and IT MIGHT GET LOUD DVD launches linked to Sound On Screen, this event will also act as launching pad for the DVD by the Godfathers of South African Metal, VOICE OF DESTRUCTION. The V.O.D Archives Vol. II features 3 hrs of mayhem on- and off-stage, from South Africa through Europe, across 3 years. This will not be a screening, but copies of the DVD can be purchased at the SoS event.
Or, click here for on-line orders





FOKOFPOLISIEKAR:
Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do


WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL> 8:15pm


> DVD Launch
(+ filmmaker Q&A)

Directed by Bryan Little

The SOUND ON SCREEN Music Film Festival will open with the DVD launch of Fly On The Wall Productions’ explosive rockumentary, FOKOFPOLISIEKAR.

The documentary traces the rise of a group of Afrikaans friends who started a band on their own terms, in the process heading a cultural revolution in South African music.
Includes interviews with the band members, press and music critics, and a whole lot of music, live footage and photography.

A filmmaker Q&A will follow the screening.
(DVD & signed poster give-aways)

Age Restriction: 16






TAKING WOODSTOCK

THURSDAY 29 APRIL > 8:15pm

A Generation Began In His Backyard

Directed by Ang Lee
Starring Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton

> Special pre-release screening
> South African Theatrical Premiere

From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was.

It is 1969 - When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers, thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for their motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbors farm in White Lake, NY, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life, and American culture, forever.

The classic soundtrack features The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Crosby, Stills & Nash, folk legend Arlo Guthrie, The Band, Steve Winwood, Joan Baez, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Tim Hardin, Country Joe and the Fish, Sweetwater Group, Canned Heat, Ultimate Spinach, Fraternity of Men & more.

Age Restriction: 16







UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US

FRIDAY 30 APRIL > 8:15pm

> South African Theatrical Premiere

Directed by Aaron Aites & Audrey Ewell

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US tells the story of the controversial Black Metal music genre which was born in Norway and expanding across Europe (and the globe) during the 1990s, as a fiercely anti-Christian barrage with a sonic overload. With highly publicized media cases of murder, suicide and church burnings associated with many of the bands, this evolution of the Heavy Metal genre made society sit up and take note once again, but not necessarily for the right reasons.

This enthralling documentary investigates all aspects of this movement with some highly informative interviews with leaders and pioneers of the genre, and an explosive soundtrack.

The filmmakers moved to Norway and lived with the bands for several years to get to the root of it all.

Features Varg Vikerness, Gylve Nagell, Jan Axel Blomberg, Harmony Korine, Kjetil Haraldstad & others.
Music by Burzum, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Gogoroth, Mayhem, Ulver, Black Dice, Sunn O))), Boards Of Canada, Lesser.

Age Restriction: 16







FROM THE 50 YARD LINE

SATURDAY 1 MAY > 4:15pm

> South African Theatrical Premiere

More than... 50 friends, 50 dreams, 50 futures, and just 1 chance

Directed by Doug Lantz

The film “From the 50 Yard Line” presents the football field not only as a sports venue but also as a stage for the marching band. The viewer goes on an exciting adventure through band camp, auditions, the marching season, and the regional and national competitions in 2006.

You see the great rewards of disciplined practice, the overlooked technical artistry of the group endeavor, and the important life changing effects of instrumental music education. Another layer delves into the misconceptions about marching band, showing "band nerds" in a whole new light. The primary vehicle to tell the story is the Centerville (Ohio) High School marching band from suburban Dayton, and former Grand National Champions. Recognizing that all bands, big and small, do amazing things, the film also portrays the band at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, which has just recently started up again after being silenced for 18 years due to music budget cuts. One wonders what music was lost forever during the silent years at schools nationwide in the same budget predicament.
The film tells the memorable story of music education, complete with the never-before seen emotional aspects of the experience. The students at the schools are wonderful subjects and their personal stories genuine and compelling.

Nowhere else do you see hundreds of teenagers working together in such unison and commitment for one common goal.

The film is part music video, part reality show, part drama, and full-on entertainment.

Age Restriction: A










HATED: GG ALLIN & The MURDER JUNKIES

SATURDAY 1 MAY > 6:15pm

"My mind's a machine gun, my body's the bullets, and the audience is the target" - GG Allin


"The best film of the year. No fucking lie."

- Dave Williams (Film Threat '93)


Directed by Todd Phillips

GG Allin was named Jesus Christ by his mentally unstable father. From a young age GG’s rebellious nature was evident, and he turned into the last true rock & roll rebel whose frustrated, angry soul burst forth through music.

His intense, sleaze-filled outlaw punk-rock style went hand-in-hand with drug abuse, self-mutilation and attacks on the audience. Together with his misfit band of Murder Junkies their notorious shows erupted into events of mayhem and every possible bodily fluid, as a naked GG rampaged like a madman attacking himself and his audience, defecating on stage and bashing himself in the head with the microphone until the blood flowed.

This in-depth, visceral documentary by Todd Phillips looks at the man and his music through the 1980’s and early '90s, including interviews with GG, his band, friends, family and fans, with live shows and spoken word performance footage.
Always threatening to commit suicide on stage, GG died of a drug overdose in ‘93.

He was no attention seeking act, but the real deal, living a life of true intensity, and this documentary captured the psychosis just in time.
Many talk the talk, very few walked it like GG.

Made during his film student years, Academy Award nominated directed Todd Phillips went on to make movies like Road Trip, Old School and Starsky & Hutch.

“A fascinating documentary on the man who makes Marilyn Manson look like Mister Rogers…”
Mean Street

Age Restriction: 18







ROCK THE BELLS

SATURDAY 1 MAY > 8:15pm

12,000 fans, 20 cameras, 7 acts, 1 day – and an impossible mission… to reunite The Wu Tang Clan

Directed by Denis Henry Hennelly & Casey Suchan

When a promoter’s dream Rap / Hip-Hop festival line-up combined all of the individual Wu Tang Clan members, a reunion of sorts was inevitable. That is however easier said than done!

This in-depth look at the event’s intensive planning, tiresome execution and spiraling out of control is a nail-biting ride filled with beats, rhymes and madness, as one man and his team try to contain a situation on the brink of exploding.

Features:

THE WU-TANG CLAN
REDMAN
DILATED PEOPLES
CHALI 2na
DJ NuMARK
SAGE FRANCIS
MC SUPERNATURAL and his son HAJ
EYEDEA + ABILITIES
CHANG WEISBERG, CARLA GARCIA, BRIAN VALDEZ

Age Restriction: 16





IT MIGHT GET LOUD

SUNDAY 2 MAY > 4:15pm

> DVD Launch
> South African Theatrical Premiere

JIMMY PAGE (Led Zeppelin)
THE EDGE (U2)
JACK WHITE (The White Stripes)

Davis Guggenheim, the award winning director of An Inconvenient Truth explores the instrument that changed music history - the electric guitar, with the focus on the careers and styles of three very significant generations via Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White.

The stories conveyed, dissected analysis, experiences shared (and of course the gleaming instruments and distinct rock sounds of each) is a guitar junkie’s dream.

This is a remarkable uniting of three highly influential musicians.

This will be the South African theatrical premiere screening and will serve as the launch of this title on DVD during the week of the SOUND ON SCREEN FESTIVAL (and will include audience DVD give-aways).

Age Restriction: PG







GET THRASHED: The Story of Thrash Metal

SUNDAY 2 MAY > 6:15pm

"Everyone had a good time... Even if they were bleeding."

Directed by Rick Ernst

Even more exciting than Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, this documentary is a roller coaster ride of extreme music and personalities, starting with the most famous thrash metal pioneers, Metallica, and highlighting other genre defining bands like Megadeth, Slayer, Exodus and more.

The documentary features interviews with over 50 artists including past and current members of Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, Pantera, Exodus, Lamb of God, Testament, Shadows Fall, In Flames, Kreator, Destruction, Hatebreed and many more.
The artists discuss the groundbreaking music of the Thrash Metal Scene, the culture surrounding it and includes raw, live concert footage depicting mosh pits, stage diving, head-banging, partying and the over the top antics that went along with the thrash metal movement.

This award winning movie breaks down how the thrash metal scene grew from its DIY beginnings in Los Angeles and San Francisco (during the early to mid-80s), then reached the East Coast, conquered Europe, and even took root in countries like Brazil and Australia.
Get Thrashed highlights the similarities and differences in each region while illustrating how the seeds that were planted by Thrash Metal gave rise to the modern day breed of extreme Heavy Metal and Hard Rock.

The film features wall-to-wall music from Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies and many more.

Age Restriction: 16





BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES

SUNDAY 2 MAY > 8:15pm

Directed by Andrew Shapter

This incredible documentary looks at how the heart of music has been turned into commerce with recipes churned out by record companies and only specific songs getting wide radio airplay.

We hear the inside scoop from true fans, industry insiders, and musicians like Dave Matthews, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Questlove, Erykah Badu, Les Paul and many more. The movie also features great live footage from various musicians.

This award-winning movie is a must-see for any music lover, music fan, and musician alike, or anyone who believes in the purity of music.

Narrated by Oscar Winner Forest Whittaker

Age Restriction: PG







   
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