Win Tickets ($30+): Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center | Searching for Elliot Smith (10/21), Instrument (10/22)
October 19, 2011 — PDXPIPELINE
The 29th Annual Reel Music Festival has made it to the final weekend and we are giving out tickets to “Waiting For Elliott Smith” and “Instrument”.
Win tickets to the following films:
- SEARCHING FOR ELLIOTT SMITH (Friday, Oct 21, 7:00 pm | Whitsell Auditorium)
Assembling material over the last five years, Reyes' film traces Smith's evolution from his Lincoln High School days as a National Merit Scholar, to his early work in the Portland rock band Heatmiser, to critical acclaim and his mysterious death at the age of 34. - INSTRUMENT (Saturday, Oct 22, 9:00 pm | Whitsell Auditorium)
A collaboration between this fiercely independent filmmaker and the Washington, D.C. band Fugazi, Instrument is a musical document of the DIY band from 1987 through 1996.
To win, comment on this post WHCIH FILM you'd like to see and why. Winners drawn on Friday, October 7th for this weekend's films and Monday, October 10th for next weekend's films.
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Portland Reel Music Film Festival Press Release and Info:
From our partners at NW Film Center:
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER'S REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
October 7-23, 2011 | Various times
More info/Schedule: www.nwfilm.org
Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
McMenamin's Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan, Portland, OR 97209
(Screenings at the Mission Theater 21+ only)
Tickets: $9 general admission; $8 students, seniors, Portland Art Museum members | Tickets can be purchased online atwww.nwfilm.org.
The Northwest Film Center's acclaimed Reel Music Festival, spotlighting the inspired intersections of film and music through its presentation ofmusic-related short films, documentaries, and music videos, returns for its 29th iteration this fall.
Formerly a mainstay of the January arts and cultural calendar in Portland, Reel Music moves to October this year to accommodate its growth and increasing popularity. The Festival will take place October 7 - 23, 2011.
Kicking off Reel Music 29 with a one-two punch, the opening night film is a new biopic about one of the world's most beloved musicians, directed by a filmmaking legend: Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World, which screens on Friday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium. Produced for HBO, Scorsese's intimate new film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison's (1943-2001) life. From Harrison's musical beginnings in Liverpool through his experience as a musician, philanthropist, and filmmaker, Scorsese weaves together never-before-seen material, including interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies, and photographs, resulting in a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of an extraordinarily talented artist.
Other Reel Music 29 highlights include: This is Noise Pop, an exploration of the genesis of indie rock, with director Adam Werbach in attendance; That was Then, This is Now: Portland Music Videos, juxtaposing vintage and current music videos from some of Portland's most talented bands, with several of the musicians and filmmakers in attendance; and Searching for Elliott Smith, tracing the late Portland musician's musical evolution, with director Gil Reyes in attendance. This year's Festival venues are the Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park) and McMenamin's Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan).
The complete 36-film lineup can be found online at nwfilm.org.
October 19, 2011 at 16:10
I really want to see Instrument. I’m a big Fugazi fan and like every teen from the 90s who knows whats up I have the Complete Minor Threat Discography. Seeing this movie will do two things for me. One, it may let me verify the story my roommate told me while working at Yellowstone Natl Park in 96 that Ian Mackaye once crashed in his basement while on tour in the early 90s. Second, it may soften the blow of being denied the chance to see the band live in Germany because I was the only person on the exchange program whose host parents would not let them leave the house. I still hate those people for it. Anyway, fingers crossed.
October 19, 2011 at 16:29
i’ve loved elliot smith Forever! I saw his live show at the Satyricon in 1999. A sad day when he passed on. His music will live on Forever. Would love to see this film.
October 19, 2011 at 16:47
Searching For Elliot Smith. From listening to his albums in college, to saving the Oregonian when he died, to having a moment at the mural in Silverlake. His songs have provided a beautiful and, sometimes, sad soundtrack to my life.
October 19, 2011 at 16:53
I’m really interested in seeing Searching for Elliot Smith, his music always reverberates strongly in my mind and it would be special to see this doc.
October 19, 2011 at 18:26
Searching for Elliot Smith…well because it’s about Elliot…beautiful music…beautiful person…would be thrilled to go.
October 19, 2011 at 20:57
Please please i’d like to go see searching for elliot smith i used to cry and listen to elliot smith in high school oh god please
October 19, 2011 at 23:36
Searching for Elliott Smith looks like a great story. Watching Jem Cohen’s “Lucky Three” at the Portland Music Videos screening last week stirred my interest even more to learn about who he was… What a musician!
October 20, 2011 at 13:14
Fugazi was the soundtrack to my angst-ridden youth, growing up in the DC area. Not much has changed… Instrument has long been a favorite and I’d love to see it on the big screen at least once!
October 20, 2011 at 18:02
great musician. Sad ending
October 20, 2011 at 20:47
I’d love to see this film- and what a great way to do that! I’d like to win, please?!
October 20, 2011 at 23:27
I would enjoy seeing either of these films. Heatmiser was my favorite band in the Portland music scene of the early ’90s. I loved Fugazi and missed seeing them at the 9:30 Club in DC while I was in school in Annapolis, but caught them later, at La Luna, I think. Love the Reel Music Fest but have missed most of it due to being unemployed and taking care of a sick friend!
October 21, 2011 at 09:46
friend saw a sneak peek and said it’s a must see!
October 25, 2011 at 05:28
I want to see the Elliott Smith movie – he’s one of the reasons I moved to Portland!