Dory Previn: On My Way to Where SUNDAY, November 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM (Documentary; 1 hr, 19 min) The 2024 documentary, from co-directors Julia Greenberg and Dianna Dilworth, follows Dory Previn, an Academy Award nominated lyricist for Hollywood musicals, writing songs for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. A 1960s Hollywood tabloid…
Tag: music
Film: WAYNE’S WORLD / Story Screen Music Film Festival
Wayne’s World SUNDAY, November 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM (Comedy/Musical; 1 hr, 35 mins) The 1992 comedy based on the famous SNL sketch, features Mike Myers and Dana Carvey reprising their roles as hosts of a public access talk show, who get swept up into the world of music production and record companies. The Story…
Matinee: Musical Cartoon Shorts / Story Screen Music Film Festival
Assorted Musical Cartoon Shorts SUNDAY, November 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM (Animation/Musical; 90 mins) A collection of animated shorts all with a musical spin from around the world, ranging from the early 20th century to today. The Story Screen Music Film Festival (SSMFF) is a new film festival spotlighting both music-based cinematic storytelling and the…
Film: The Last Waltz / Story Screen Music Film Festival
The Last Waltz SATURDAY, November 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM (Documentary/Musical; 1 hr, 57 mins) From Director Martin Scorsese comes the epic farewell show of The Band at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on November 25, 1976. This documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell and…
Film: Moment to Moment / Story Screen Film Festival
Moment to Moment: The Making of The Violet Hour SATURDAY, November 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM (Documentary/Musical; 1 hr) A one hour documentary about the creation of the Studio Cast Recording of the musical The Violet Hour, featuring Tony Award-winners Santino Fontana and Brandon Uranowitz, along with Tony and Grammy-nominee Jeremy Jordan, and Broadway stars…
Film: Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical / Story Screen Music Film Festival
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (w/ actor Christian Campbell) FRIDAY, November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM: (Musical/Comedy; 1 hr, 52 mins) The 2005 musical-comedy film version of the outstanding stage musical based on the 1936 exploitation film of the same name. Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell and John Kassir, all who had previously performed their roles in…
Film: FLASHDANCE / Story Screen Music Film Festival
Flashdance FRIDAY, November 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM (Romance/Dance; 1hr, 35 mins) Starring Jennifer Beals, this 1983 dance extravaganza features some of the earliest examples of music video-like scenes in movies, eventually inspiring films like Footloose, Top Gun and Purple Rain, and features one of the most successful and award-winning movie soundtracks of all time. The Story Screen…
Film: 1-800-ON-HER-OWN / Story Screen Music Film Festival
1-800-ON HER OWN THURSDAY, November 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM (Documentary; 1 hr, 17 mins) This newly-released documentary directed by Dana Flor, follows ground-breaking musician Ani DiFranco, who now balances her passion for touring and creating music with a loving partner and two children. Flor provides an intimate glimpse into DiFranco’s unique artistry and modern…
Film: The Father Who Stayed / Story Screen Music Film Festival
The Father Who Stayed – (Premiere Screening followed by Q&A) THURSDAY, November 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM: (Drama/Musical; 1 hr, 46 mins) From director/songwriter Jeremy Schonfeld, The Father Who Stayed (TFWS) is a feature-length music-driven cinematic experience about a single father mourning the loss of his only child, daughter Emily Rose. This is a film about life, loss,…
VEXATIONS: An Immersive Journey Through a Strange, Speculative World
Join the Flow Chart Foundation for VEXATIONS; A mother and daughter journey together through a strange speculative world—an immersive performance of Annelyse Gelman’s award-winning, book-length poem combining text, music, images, and field recordings. Vexations (University of Chicago Press), winner of the 2022 James Laughlin Award, is a surreal, glitchy meditation on empathy, ecology, and precarity. Throughout…