Moogfest is days from taking over Durham (if you live there, you are probably already seeing the restricted parking signs going up). The 4-day festival offers an almost overwhelming amount of programming, from cutting-edge electronic music to conferences with high-profile experts speculating about the future.
Fortunately, there is also a film festival. In the Carolina Theatre.
As a long-time attendee of Full Frame and other Durham film fests, the Carolina Theatre is practically my second home. So if you need to find me at Moogfest, look for me hanging out in the upper lobby between Cinema 1 and Cinema 2.
While I regrettably won’t be able to just park myself in a seat at the Carolina, I do plan on checking in frequently on the film programming. As a science fiction fan, I can hardly resist.
The majority of the Moogfest film program is made up of a 9-part short film series which shows Thursday through Sunday. Titled “Future Projections,” the series is (loosely) based on sci-fi author JG Ballard’s dystopian short story collection of that name. (See the end of this story for the non-Ballard film programming.)
Some 45+ short films, videos and movies-with-live-soundtracks make up the film fest program. Here’s a list of the screening times and titles of each of the 9 parts of the Ballard inspired-series. Each program begins with a new 3-minute short film based on a story in the Ballard collection.
All of the Future Projection programs take place in the Carolina’s Cinema 2. A complete list of the films in each program can be found on the Moogfest schedule (toggle Film).
While I regrettably won’t be able to just park myself in a seat at the Carolina, I do plan on checking in frequently on the film programming. As a science fiction fan, I can hardly resist.
The majority of the Moogfest film program is made up of a 9-part short film series which shows Thursday through Sunday. Titled “Future Projections,” the series is (loosely) based on sci-fi author JG Ballard’s dystopian short story collection of that name. (See the end of this story for the non-Ballard film programming.)
Some 45+ short films, videos and movies-with-live-soundtracks make up the film fest program. Here’s a list of the screening times and titles of each of the 9 parts of the Ballard inspired-series. Each program begins with a new 3-minute short film based on a story in the Ballard collection.
All of the Future Projection programs take place in the Carolina’s Cinema 2. A complete list of the films in each program can be found on the Moogfest schedule (toggle Film).
Incidentally, the late JG Ballard is having a big month, cinematically speaking. Ben Wheatley’s new film adaptation of Ballard’s 1975 novel, High-Rise, debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and is in general release this week. Also, the Anthology Film Archives in New York City is screening a series of Ballard adaptations as well as films he liked, from May 13-22, including David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996) and Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun (1987).
“I, too, was once an astronaut.” – JG Ballard
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE
Featuring music by Terry Riley and the world premiere of a new work, Memories of the Space Age, by Ephraim Asil
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE CAGE OF SAND
Featuring The Cage of Sand, the world premiere of a new work by NC-based video artist Edward Rankus based on the Ballard story.
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : A QUESTION OF RE-ENTRY
Featuring A Question of Re-entry, the world premiere of a new work by NC-based film-and-zinemaker Bill Brown.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE DEAD ASTRONAUT
Featuring the world premiere of The Dead Astronaut, a new work by NC-based digital media artist Sabine Gruffat.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MY DREAM OF FLYING TO WAKE ISLAND
Featuring the world premiere of My Dream of Flying to Wake Island, a new work by experimental filmmaker Mary Helena Clark.
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : NEWS FROM THE SUN
Featuring the world premiere of News From the Sun, by NC-based filmmakers and programmers Brendan and Jeremy Smyth.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE
Featuring the world premiere of Myths of the Near Future, a new work by video duo Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby with a score by Olivia Block.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE MAN WHO WALKED ON THE MOON
Featuring the world premiere of The Man Who Walked on the Moon, a new work by filmmaker Alee Peoples.
Featuring the world premiere of Memories of the Space Age II, a new work by Baltimore writer and video artist Stephanie Barber.
But wait, there’s more!
Several special screenings, also part of the Moogfest Film Festival, take place in the Carolina’s Cinema 1.
Thursday. May 19 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm:
“I, too, was once an astronaut.” – JG Ballard
Thursday, May 19:
2:30pm - 4:00pmFUTURE PROJECTIONS : MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE
Featuring music by Terry Riley and the world premiere of a new work, Memories of the Space Age, by Ephraim Asil
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE CAGE OF SAND
Featuring The Cage of Sand, the world premiere of a new work by NC-based video artist Edward Rankus based on the Ballard story.
Friday, May 20:
12:00pm - 1:30pmFUTURE PROJECTIONS : A QUESTION OF RE-ENTRY
Featuring A Question of Re-entry, the world premiere of a new work by NC-based film-and-zinemaker Bill Brown.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE DEAD ASTRONAUT
Featuring the world premiere of The Dead Astronaut, a new work by NC-based digital media artist Sabine Gruffat.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MY DREAM OF FLYING TO WAKE ISLAND
Featuring the world premiere of My Dream of Flying to Wake Island, a new work by experimental filmmaker Mary Helena Clark.
Saturday, May 21:
12:00pm - 1:30pmFUTURE PROJECTIONS : NEWS FROM THE SUN
Featuring the world premiere of News From the Sun, by NC-based filmmakers and programmers Brendan and Jeremy Smyth.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE
Featuring the world premiere of Myths of the Near Future, a new work by video duo Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby with a score by Olivia Block.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : THE MAN WHO WALKED ON THE MOON
Featuring the world premiere of The Man Who Walked on the Moon, a new work by filmmaker Alee Peoples.
Sunday, May 22:
2:30pm - 4:00pm
FUTURE PROJECTIONS : MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE IIFeaturing the world premiere of Memories of the Space Age II, a new work by Baltimore writer and video artist Stephanie Barber.
But wait, there’s more!
Several special screenings, also part of the Moogfest Film Festival, take place in the Carolina’s Cinema 1.
Thursday. May 19 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm:
Lunar Orbit makes its North American premiere at Moogfest. The documentary by Patrick Buchanan explores the history, music and creative process of The Orb, pioneering artists of ambient house music. Buchanan blends footage from the Berlin studio recording sessions of Moonbuilding 2703AD, live concert footage, rare unseen archival material and interviews with key Orbists, past and present. The screening will be followed by a Q and A with producer/director/editor Patrick Buchanan and The Orb members, Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann. The Orb will also appear live with fellow ambient pioneer Daniel Lanois on Saturday night at 10 pm in the Armory.
Friday, May 20 from 3:30pm - 5pm:
Friday, May 20 from 3:30pm - 5pm:
I Speak Machine, the creative team of musician Tara Busch and filmmaker Maf Lewis, present a trio of their recent sci-fi and horror films, Gagglebox, The Silence, and their latest, Zombies 1985. Tara accompanies each film with a live score, featuring her vocals and a gaggle of analog synths.
[Busch is a long-time Moog Music supporter and synth nerd. I wrote about The Silence, the connection between Moog and sci-fi, and some of I Speak Machine’s other projects in a recent AXS article.]
Saturday, May 21, from 3:30pm - 5pm:
Saturday, May 21, from 3:30pm - 5pm:
Detroit electronic duo ADULT. presents its film project, The Three Grace(s) triptych with live soundtrack. The 98-minute work consists of three interconnected shorter films, Decampment, Traditions, and Possession(s), all written, scored, filmed, edited and directed by the duo. The work is in the spirit of Jean Cocteau’s surrealist 1950 Orphic Trilogy, but set in the genre of midwestern horror. The triptych is not in general release, and ADULT. has previously performed it only at The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Anthology Film Archives in NYC, and Distrital Film Festival (Mexico City).
Sunday, May 22, from 2:30 - 5 p.m.:
It Follows, the horror film that rocked the 2014 Cannes Film Festival before becoming a box office hit, comes to Moogfest. Following the screening, Disasterpeace, a.k.a. electronica musician Richard Vreeland, the composer of the film's score, will participate in a Q and A.
VIP passes to Moogfest are sold out, but General Admission passes and Day passes are still available. See the Moogfest website for more.
Sunday, May 22, from 2:30 - 5 p.m.:
It Follows, the horror film that rocked the 2014 Cannes Film Festival before becoming a box office hit, comes to Moogfest. Following the screening, Disasterpeace, a.k.a. electronica musician Richard Vreeland, the composer of the film's score, will participate in a Q and A.
VIP passes to Moogfest are sold out, but General Admission passes and Day passes are still available. See the Moogfest website for more.
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