SOUND UNSEEN FILM + MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EVENTS & SPECIAL GUESTS FOR MPLS
The 24th Sound Unseen Film + Music Fest is delighted to share exciting details about this year’s festival parties, performances, and special guests!
Sound Unseen will take over the Twin Cities social calendar from November 8-12 with another dynamic collection of music films and music events in venues all around the Minneapolis, including: The Parkway Theater, Trylon Cinema, The Main Cinema, Bryant Lake Bowl, The Green Room, and the Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel.
FILMMAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING:
ART DEALERS - Co-Director & Subject Adam Weiner, Co-Director Roy Power
BAD LIKE BROOKLYN DANCEHALL - Director Ben DiGiacomo, Producer Amy DiGiacomo
BORN INNOCENT: THE REDD KROSS STORY - Director/Producer Andrew Reich
SCREAM OF MY BLOOD: A GOGOL BORDELLO STORY - Directors Nate Pommer & Eric Weinrib, Producer Beverly Chase, and Gogol Bordello Frontman Eugene Hütz
THE PUNK SINGER - Director Sini Anderson
RUNAWAY RADIO - Director Mike McGuff, Producer Jeffrey Brown
WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C. - Co-Director Jeff Krulik
SHORT FILMS:
BASEBALL FURIES - Director/Producer Jason Dummeldinger, Exec. Producer Christopher Toft
BLACK STRINGS - Director Marquise Mays
HOPE YOU LIKE IT - Director Justin MacFayden
ONE MORE SONG: LOVE LETTERS TO DIY - Director Vanessa Gloux, Producer Kirsten White
THE ODYSSEY OF CLEVE & MIKE - Animator/Director Kevin Webb
PARTIES, HAPPY HOURS, AND PERFORMANCES
OPENING NIGHT PARTY • Wed Nov 8 • 9pm – 12:00am
Transmission at Uptown VFW • 2916 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Celebrate the kickoff of Sound Unseen at the Uptown VFW, where we'll dance and drink until they drag us out the door. DJ Jake Rudh brings the best in new wave, no wave, indie rock, British pop, garage, mod, punk, post-punk, synth-pop, electro and Cyndi Lauper.
SOUND UNSEEN HAPPY HOUR • Thurs, Nov 9 • 4:30 – 6:30pm
Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel • 1121 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sponsored by Hi-Flora & Pryes Brewing Co.
LITTLE MAN Pre-Show Performance w/ VELVET GOLDMINE • Thurs, Nov 9 • 7pm
The Parkway Theater • 4814 Chicago Avenue • Minneapolis, MN 55417
The best of classic guitar driven rock in one small package. Little Man has been described as a cross between George Harrison, David Bowie, T.Rex and Jack White with a familiar rock sound that is somehow all their own while heavily being inspired by spiritual and Zen themes. (Ticket for screening is required.)
SOUND UNSEEN HAPPY HOUR • Fri Nov 10 • 4:30 – 6:30pm
Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel • 1121 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sponsored by Reverie Cafe + Bar & Sociable Cider Werks.
LOW CUT CONNIE Post-Show Performance w/ART DEALERS • Fri Nov 10 • 7:30pm
The Parkway Theater • 4814 Chicago Avenue • Minneapolis, MN 55417
Following the Midwest Premiere of ART DEALERS, stick around for a Q & A with Adam Weiner & Roy Power, followed by a solo performance from Low Cut Connie. (Ticket for screening is required.)
SCRUNCHIES + BLACK WIDOWS + THEYSELF • Fri Nov 10 • 9pm • $10
Green Room • 2923 Girard Avenue South • Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sound Unseen kicks off the weekend with three of our favorite local Minneapolis bands.
SOUND UNSEEN HAPPY HOUR • Sat Nov 11 • 4:30 – 6:30pm
Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel • 1121 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sponsored by Wok in the Park, FilmNorth & Pryes Brewing Co.
EUGENE HUTZ of GOGOL BORDELLO Post-Show Performance w/SCREAM OF MY BLOOD: A GOGOL BORDELLO STORY • Sat Nov 11 • 7:30pm
The Parkway Theater • 4814 Chicago Avenue • Minneapolis, MN 55417
Following the Minnesota Premiere of SCREAM OF MY BLOOD: A GOGOL BORDELLO STORY, stick around for a Q & A with Co-Directors Nate Pommer & Eric Weinrib, Gogol Bordello Frontman Eugene Hütz, Producer Beverly Chase, followed by a solo performance by Eugene Hutz. (Ticket for screening is required.)
SOUND UNSEEN AFTER PARTY w/ Live DJ Set From ADAM WEINER of LOW CUT CONNIE • Sat Nov 11 • 9pm – 12am
Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel • 1121 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Join Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner for a free DJ set (9-10:15pm) at Moxy Minneapolis Uptown Hotel bar and lounge. Capacity is limited, so please arrive early.
LIVE SCORE by KATIE CONDON • Sun Nov 12 • 3pm
Bryant Lake Bowl • 810 West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN, 55408
Katie Condon returns to Sound Unseen to provide a live score to BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A METROPOLIS. Through a series of images and visual impressions organized into five acts, filmmaker Walter Ruttman captures a day in the life of late 1920s Berlin.