WE GOT THE BEAT: SONIC CINEMA
Latin American, hip hop, punk and soul: there are plenty of music genres to choose from in our Sonic Cinema section.The World Premiere of MAD TIGER goes behind the scenes of Peelander-Z, a Japanese art-punk band based in New York, known for their outrageous performance and headed by charismatic Peelander Yellow (also known as Kengo Hioki). What happens when Peelander Red decides to quit after a decade in the band? Get tickets to the World Premiere of Mad Tiger to find out.
The NYC Premiere of SYL JOHNSON: ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS examines the ups and downs of a soul singer’s career. Syl Johnson retired from the music industry in the 1980s never quite having achieved the success he longed for. With the dawn of hip hop came the unexpected, widespread embrace of his 1967 song “Different Strokes” – sampled by artists as diverse as Run-DMC, Michael Jackson, the Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, A$AP Rocky, Kid Rock, En Vogue, Usher and Kanye West, among many others – and new opportunities for the savvy performer emerged. Expected to attend are director Rob Hatch-Miller, producers Puloma Basu and Michael Slaboch, editor Joaquin Perez, and subject Syl Johnson (Nov 15th Only)
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Below is a description of all Sonic Cinema films:
13 MILLION VOICES
Dir: Janelle Gueits, NYC Premiere
Young Cubans and Cuban Americans forge ties against backdrop of Havana’s Peace Without Borders concert. In person: Janelle Gueits
HUSTLERS CONVENTION
Dir: Mike Todd
A rap cousin of Searching for Sugar Man, the film seeks the artist behind the 1973 album Hustlers Convention. In person: Mike Todd
MAD TIGER
Dirs: Jonathan Yi, Michael Haertlein, World Premiere
Meet Peelander-Z and you might just start to believe the Japanese art-punk band’s claims of interstellar origins. In person: Jonathan Yi, Michael Haertlein, subjects Kengo Hioki (Yellow), Kotaro Tsukada (Red)
SYL JOHNSON: ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS
Dir: Rob Hatch-Miller, NYC Premiere
Soul singer Syl Johnson never achieved the success he longed for until hip hop opened up new opportunities. In person: Rob Hatch-Miller
THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS
Dir: Don Hardy, NYC Premiere
A profile of the band the Residents, who have maintained anonymity for 40 years behind giant eyeball masks. In person: Don Hardy
