Year Two of ATLARGE Music Film Festival Launches in Downtown Atlanta, October 6-7
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Year Two of ATLARGE Music Film Festival
Launches in Downtown Atlanta, October 6-7
ATLARGE, "a film festival for people who love music," set for October 6-7 in Atlanta
to celebrate the art of music in film at Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA – (September 13, 2018)
Today, organizers of the ATLARGE Music Film Festival announced the
event’s rich and eclectic initial lineup of films and performers.
The event’s lineup includes the Georgia Premiere of How They Got Over, A
feature length documentary about the African-American gospel quartets who
traveled the back roads of the Deep South in the 1930s and 40s; the U.S.
Premiere of The Ballad Of Shirley Collins, presented by Dust-To-Digital,
about the legendary English Folk singer and her journey with the pre-eminent
ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax across the South at the cusp of the Civil Rights
Movement; Bradford Young's short film Black America Again produced by
Ava Duvernay and starring Common; the Grace Jones documentary
Bloodlight and Bami; the rarely seen Vincent Moon concert film REM: This
is Not a Show (A Live Movie); Amanda F**'ing Palmer On The Rocks,
which follows punk-cabaret icon Amanda Palmer as she hits the stage at Red
Rocks Amphitheater; The Curators Volume 1: A Story of Independence,
and a documentary that tours through the lives of five “dreamers” looking to
make a mark in the hip-hop world and features Def Jam artist Logic
Events will feature Q&As and panel discussions with filmmakers, musicians,
GSU professors and local industry veterans, a kick-off party featuring some ofAtlanta’s best female Dj’s, plus a very special live Gospel performance at Kopleff Hall. The two-day festival, which runs October 6-7, is co-hosted in partnership with Georgia State University (GSU) and Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII). Admission to all events is free of charge, with an eventbrite registration for students and the general public. “We are very fortunate to launch year two of our festival in October.” said Rob Ganger, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the ATLARGE Music Film Festival. "GSU has been a very supportive partner in conjunction with CMII, The College of The Arts, School Of Music, liquid blackness, GSUTV and the Film Department. We are excited about our wide variety and depth of films screening within the music film genre--music videos, shorts, docs, virtual reality, experimental, concert films and live performance across hip-hop,folk, rock, gospel, blues and electronic music.” The festival’s venue is primarily on GSU’s campus and was created with an eco-friendly spirit in mind, requiring little to no use of a car. “The film and music industries in Atlanta are thriving,” said Jason Staten, Co-Founder and Director of Operations of the Festival. “Our partner and co-host, Georgia State University understands this fact and is focused on giving students and people who work in production the ability to meet filmmakers and talent to help launch or bolster career opportunities and to come and be inspired." For more information including registering for the free festival, please visit http://www.atlargefest.com ABOUT THE ATLARGE MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL ATLARGE's mission is to showcase, support and and aid in developing music films to further elevate music films as a significant and important genre of film.
By creating the ATLARGE Music Film Festival, we aim to weave together music and film seamlessly to bring both music and film creators, talent and industry together. Complete Film Festival Line Up: How They Got Over USA/2018/87 Mins/Directed by Robert Clem GA PREMIERE A feature length documentary about the African-American quartets who traveled the back roads of the Deep South in the 1930s and 40s creating a hard gospel sound and vigorous performing style that foreshadowed doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul and Motown. With the Dixie Hummingbirds, Blinds Boys of Alabama and Mississippi, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Soul Stirrers, Fairfield Four, Sensational Nightingales, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Highway QCs and more. Followed by panel discussion by Steve Bracey, Charles Driebe, Jerry Zolten, and Chet Brewster The Ballad of Shirley Collins UK/2017/94 Mins/Directed by Rob Curry & Tim PlesterU.S.A. PREMIERE Presented By Dust-To-Digital This year is the 59th anniversary of a seminal 1959 song-collecting trip around the Southern United States by pre-eminent ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. On the trip with him as his 'secretary' was an unknown English singer called Shirley Collins. Alan had met her in the UK, where he'd been avoiding the attentions of the McCarthy witch-hunts, and they became lovers. Together they returned to an America on the cusp of the Civil Rights movement, and embarked on a road-trip where they visited rural black and white communities, collecting a vital body of music that provides a peerless document of the time. Shirley was to go on to become the most significant English traditional singer of her age, before losing her voice in mysterious circumstances in the 1980s. This film juxtaposes this transatlantic road-trip from the start of her career with the story of her brave attempt (at the age of 80) to rediscover her voice and place in the pantheon of musical greats. The film is both a celebration of the power of tradition and an inspiring story of triumph over adversity, and one that explores the enduring flow of cultural exchange between the US and UK. The Southern Journey ended in Georgia, where they made some incredible blues and gospel recordings on St Simon's Island, before they split up and went their separate ways - with Shirley moving into the canon of musical greats. liquid blackness presents: “Holding Place. Taking Flight: Childish Gambino, Bradford Young, Terence Nance, and Grace Jones" Childish Gambino: This is America USA/2018/5 Minutes/Directed by Hiro Murai The official music video for "This Is America" by Childish Gambino. This ingeniously crafted music video became an instant cultural touchstone due to its stirring and deeply symbolic imagery. Black America Again USA/2016/22 Mins/Directed by Bradford Young Produced by Ava Duvernay and starring Common, Black America Again is a visual celebration of the beauty, strength, perseverance and spirit of the black community. Gorgeously
photographed in black & white and directed by Bradford Young (Academy Award Nominated Cinematographer of Arrival and Selma and Solo: A Star Wars Story), this abstract short film features music by Common and Stevie Wonder. Jimi Could've Fallen From the Sky USA/2017/8 Mins/Directed by Terence Nance An unauthorized, heavily abridged, biographical, visual and supersonic moment about the fact that Johnny Allen Hendrix (aka Jimi Hendrix) knew how to skydive. Set in Seattle where Jimi was born and raised, the film wonders aloud about what this skill meant for the life he went on to lead. Directed by Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty and the new HBO hit, Random Acts Of Flyness) Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami Ireland-UK-Jamaica/2017/115 Minutes/Directed by Sophie Fiennes This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with Jones’s bold aesthetic. Sophie Fiennes’s documentary goes beyond the traditional music biography, offering a portrait as stylish and unconventional as its subject. Taking us home with her to Jamaica, into the studio with long-time collaborators Sly & Robbie, and backstage at gigs around the world, the film reveals Jones as lover, daughter, mother, and businesswoman. But the stage is the fixed point to which the film returns, with eye-popping performances of "Slave to the Rhythm," “Pull Up to the Bumper,” "Love is the Drug," and more. Discussion after shorts & feature lead by liquid blackness (Alessandra Raengo) featuring special guests including Michele Prettyman Beverly, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Mercer University (GSU alumna, from our program) Keith M. Harris, Associate Professor of English and Media and Cultural Studies, UC Riverside. Score: A Film Music Documentary USA/2016/93 Mins/Directed by Matt Schrader This documentary brings Hollywood's premier composers together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of the world's most widely known music genre: the film score. Featuring interviews from Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Rachel Portman, Quincy Jones, Trent Reznor, Alexandre Desplat, and more. Followed by panel discussion by Peggy Johnson, and Jason Shannon, Moderated By GSU School Of Music Director, Nick Demos The Curators Volume 1: A Story of Independence USA/2014/69 Mins/Directed by Jermaine Fletcher & Jimmie Thomas The Curators is a documentary about independent hip hop artist in different parts of the world all
striving for growth in their careers. Two of the artist in the film are followed for 3 years starting at the age of 18 and 19. One is from Hawaii and the other is from Maryland. It's their short story of growth, challenges and overall music making. Additional independent artist in the film are from New York, California, and Louisiana. The documentary is the first in a series of stories that will come from around the world, eventually documenting hip hop from every continent. Followed by a Panel Discussion with Patchwerk Studios Founder Curtis Daniel and artist D.R.E.S. Tha BEATnik This Is Not a Show (A Live Movie) USA-Ireland/2009/50 Mins/Directed by Vincent Moon & Jeremiah US rock trio R.E.M. prepare for a five-night series of concerts in 2007 at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Features concert footage from these performances. Followed by a Q&A featuring surprise guests Amanda F***Ing Palmer on the Rocks USA/2014/18 Mins/Directed by Ondi Timoner GA PREMIERE Follow punk-cabaret icon Amanda Palmer as she hits the stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Since her record-breaking $1.2 million crowd-funded Kickstarter campaign, Palmer (formerly of the Dresden Dolls) has carved out a path of fearlessness and independence outside the norms of the music industry. Ike & Tina Turner - On The Road: 1971-72 USA/1972/82 Mins/Directed by Bob Gruen & Nadya Gruen In the early 70's, legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya toured with Ike & Tina Turner and filmed them performing, on the road, and behind the scenes. Now for the first time ever this footage is unveiled. This is a look inside a hardworking band as well as an iconic couple-- an intimate film on the dynamic Ike and Tina Turner had at their creative peak. Hearing is Believing USA/2017/104 Mins/Directed by Lorenzo DeStefano GA PREMIERE "Hearing Is Believing", the new feature documentary from award-winning producer/director Lorenzo DeStefano, introduces the world to the astonishing young musician and composer, Rachel Flowers. DeStefano and his team have created a dynamic and engaging portrait of a year and a half in the life of a tight knit American family, a single mom and her two kids, living paycheck to paycheck in working class Oxnard, California, with Rachel's stunning music as the soundtrack. Among the great musicians appearing with Rachel in the film are Grammy winners Stevie Wonder, Dweezil Zappa, Arturo Sandoval, two-time Grammy nominated jazz pianist, Taylor Eigsti, the late Progressive Rock icon Keith Emerson, and 50 members of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony performing Rachel's original composition, "At The End Of The Day".
Girl USA/2013/83 Min/Directed by Kandeyce Jorden GA PREMIERE What started as a lark became an obsession after meeting the notorious DJ Sandra Collins. Kandeyce Jorden's exploration of a blossoming subculture of the electronic music scene slams her face to face with a connection that can only be found by getting completely lost. Followed by a panel discussion “Women in Electronic Music” featuring Director Kandyce Jordan and DJ Stacey Hotwaxx Hale with Dj’s Tracey Levine, Debbie Graham, Ashleigh Teasley and Tora Torres Night Flight: Born Again On IFC USA/2018/75 Mins/Directed by Stuart Samuels ALL NEW CUT, GA PREMIERE Dubbed “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” by VH1 and “the most consistently weird and awesome thing on cable television in the 1980s” by Brooklyn Vegan, Night Flight was a syndicated staple that helped nurture a whole generation of punks, weirdos, and free thinkers. This updated version features newly restored segments from The Damned, The Who, Tom Petty, Leonard Cohen, Led Zeppelin, Whitney Houston, Nile Rodgers, Jane's Addiction, David Bowie and more Night Flight treasures from the archive. Johnny Lee Hooker-Cook with the Hook live 1974 USA/1974/45 Mins On Saturday, July 6, 1974, Mississippi-Delta bluesman John Lee Hooker was the star attraction at an all-day festival attended by 6,000 people. The event in the town of Gardner Massachusetts was called "Down in the Dumps," a musical event held in the city landfill area. Hooker's performance was captured on a three camera shoot and broadcast on cable television in local cities and towns. Fannie Bell Champan USA/1975/42 Mins/Directed by Bill Ferris, Judy Peiser & Bobby Taylor Presented By Dust-To-Digital 16mm color documentary based on fieldwork William Ferris conducted with gospel singer and folk healer Fannie Bell Chapman and her family in Centreville, Mississippi in the early 1970s. Footage includes Chapman and her daughters singing and praying during church services and at home, a healing service at the Chapman home, and Chapman "speaking in tongues" after healing. Members of the Chapman family also discuss the development of their faith, the call to heal and sing the Christian gospel, and their lives singing together. ATLARGE Festival Media Contact: Rob Ganger rob@atlargefest.com ###
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