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The Groovy Movie Picture House is dedicated to the promotion of the work of independent and underground film makers. From established professionals through to DIY enthusiasts, everybody's' work is considered for selection. We do however operate a policy of quality control, and the final decision for inclusion in the program is down to us. Each submission is judged on its own merits. Most get screened at some point in the tour, wherever suitable, but we do not have an "open screen" policy. If you have produced a piece that you would like to be screened in the Groovy Movie Picture House, at festivals around the UK and Europe, please let us know by clicking the contact link.
SOLAR CINEMA FAVORITES
Over the years we have built up a great relationship with many independent and underground filmmakers. The Groovy Movie Picture House would like to thank all our contributors for sharing their work with our audiences. The following Films and producers are regularly featured in our screenings.
Heima -
Sigur Ros
Last year, in the endless magic hour of the Icelandic summer, Sigur Rós
played a series of concerts around their homeland. Combining both the biggest
and smallest shows of their career, the entire tour was filmed, and now provides
a unique insight into one of the world’s shyest and least understood
bands captured live in their natural habitat. www.heima.co.uk
Coldcut's Sound Mirrors
- A special
selection from the new DVD from A/V pioneers Coldcut. Interpretations of tracks
from the Sound Mirrors CD, by some of the most creative new video producers
featuring interviews with the artists.
Leningrad Cowboys - Total Balalaika Show
On June 12, 1993, Audience of 70.000 people witnessed a historical event on
the Senate Square in Helsinki. Leningrad Cowboys performed for the first
time together with the 100 singers, 40 musicians and 20 dancers of the Alexandrov
Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble, on the biggest stage ever seen
in Finland.
The programme included rock classics from "Happy Together" and "Delilah"
to "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Knocking On Heaven`s Door",
as well as traditional
hits from the Ensemble`s own repertoire.
From the beginning to the end, the concert was a roaring success. Aki Kaurismäki
and his crew filmed the event. TOTAL BALALAIKA SHOW is a documentary on
the concert, and extraordinary, unforgettable encounter of the old and the
new, of East and West.
Black Cat White Cat
- A comedy from the director of 'Underground' and 'Arizona Dream', Emir Kusturica's
'Black Cat White Cat', Silver Lion Winner at
the Venice Film Festival 1998, is a riotous mix of farce, romance and crime.
Set within a community of gypsy people, it tells a story of dodgy deals,
family ties, young love and magical occurences. Zare is in love with beautiful
Ida but his crooked father Matko, having botched up a black market deal,
intends to marry him off to the sister of a powerful gangster - a woman so
tiny that her nickname is Ladybird. Beautifully filmed on the banks of the
Danube this colourful comedy is crammed with spectacle, incident and the powerful
music of Emir Kusturica's famous travelling gypsy band. Thanks to
Artificial Eye for permission to screen this film (www.artificial-eye.com)
undeground
http://www.artificial-eye.com/
Eco Village Pioneers
-Undercurrents investigates Low impact communities in the UK and abroad
As Old as my Tongue
- The life and Myth of legendary 105 year old singer Bi Kidude, from Zanzibar. A film by Screenstation
http://www.asoldasmytongue.net/
Naked London Bike Ride
- the
story of a hillarious environmental protest involving 200 naked cyclists taking
to the streets of london.
Narrated by Jon Snow (features a little occasional tasteful and non gratuitous
nudity) - 25 mins
http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/
Stork
- an animation by Nina Paley - a comical look at the environmental impact of babies - 4 mins
Also from Nina Paley - Pandorama and Fetch.
Animations by Ed Hartwell
Finger Kingdom - features the adventures of a ridiculous collection of medieval finger puppets
Bus Kong - Animated battle between Good and Evil, or in this case the Routemaster bus and the Bendybus. Like king cong but with public transport!
ANIMUSIC
American computer animators Animusic, create virtual machines which appear to play complex music tracks. Mechanically and acoustically precise, an audio visual feast. www.animusic.com
THE FALL AND RISE OF THE FOOLS ARK
Yellow Submarine meets Monty Python in this part animated story of the Greymen in their battle against the fools ark. Footage from the construction of Dadara's fool's Ark installation at the Burning Man Festival (USA) 2003 is intertwined into an audio visual journey through forgotten worlds. The result is a magical meeting of reality and fantasy that departs from the documentary format and turns into an intense surrealistic story, animated by Jesse Limmen, and loaded with colourful and weird characters in their combat against all that is grey and boring. Soundtrack features music from Lamb. www.foolsark.com
THE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA
Dusk till dawn in Moscow, 1929. A beautifully shot experimental Russian documentary by Dziga Vertov, with a modern score by the Cinematic Orchestra. Released on Ninja Tune. www.ninjatune.net
UNDERCURRENTS
For over a decade, Undercurrents have produced and compiled a regular alternative news reel featuring unusual documentaries, social justice stories, environmental issues, political satire and conscious music videos. Undercurrents coined the phrase Video Activism and actively encourage individuals and groups to air their issues through the powerful medium of digital video. Undercurrents regularly program screening in the Groovy Movie Picture House at Glastonbury Festival and the Big Green Gathering, as well as contributing content at many of our other events. Undercurrents greatest hits include: Cows with Guns. Wild Horses of Newbury. Mark Thomas Live. Tony Blair and George Bush love duet (www.atmos.se). Oddsocks. Seize the Day, GMO and Hawk Jet music videos. For more information about Undercurrents films and Video Activism go to www.undercurrents.org
SUMMERTIME
One of our all time favourites. A five minute animated classic produced over four years by Nico Clarke, in his spare time! A journey through a tropical and underwater world inspired by the music of George Gershwin. www.oceanvisual.com
EASTENDERS REMIX
Cheeky remix of soap opera cliff-hanger. Pat and Peggy slap to the rhythm. Naughty, unauthorised creativity from Cartel Collective
EARTHFILMS
Producers of films highlighting environmental and social justice issues from around the world. Amazanga, exploring the threats to the inhabitants and ecosystem of the tropical rainforests in Ecuador www.earthfilms.org
STRUGGLE IN THE WOODS
A film from Lame Ox Productions following the direct action against logging in the Humboldt Valley USA
DUST DEVILS
A documentary about the Burning Man Festival USA, from Purple Productions. www.goneoffdeep.com
McLIBEL
Follows the story of the longest running court case in UK legal history as an ordinary couple fights the mighty McDonalds Corporation, and nearly wins. By Spanner films www.spannerfilms.net . Spanner films have also produced Drowned Out, following three years in the life of an Indian Family who live on land flooded by the construction of the Narmada dam
KIFF ISLAND
Surreal computer animated cautionary tale from animator Mike Futcher, along with other great films from his DVD. www.yogyog.org
The Ethical Trader
- a fly on
the wall documentary of an ethical trader who runs a small scale charity buying
and selling west African Arts and crafts,
and ploughing all the profits back into those same small villages. The filmakers
were invited back to film 2 music festivals put on by the charity;
one situated on the coast at an old slave trading fort, and one at a village
near the border with Burkina Faso,7 miles form the nearest road,
on the other side of the white Volta River. A lively and enlightening documentary,
narrated by David Bellamy.
SOCPA - the movie .
The serious organised crime and police act 2005, was designed to rid parliament
square of veteran peace activist brian haw.
he's still there, and many others have fought the law in imaginative and sometimes
comic ways. this hour-long documentary shows the enormous
creativity and tenacity of brian and other campaigners appalled at the idea
that we have to ask for permission to protest near parliament.
featuring an original music soundtrack and contributions from all the main
players who have challenged this law, this film is at times frightening,
funny, shocking and deeply moving.
http://www.socpa-movie.blogspot.com/
Three miles north of Molkom.
Hidden deep in the lakeside forests of Sweden, lies Angsbacka; a 21st Century
playground for adults. Once a year,
their gates open to a thousand international participants, placed in ‘Sharing
Groups’ at random. A Swedish celebrity, a Californian hippy,
a Finnish grandmother and a back-packing Australian rugby coach, who stumbled
on the wrong party, are amongst the group that take us on an
unforgettably quirky, two-week emotional roller-coaster.
Will they ever be the same again?
after an amazing run at the Gothenburg International Film Festival, Three
Miles North of Molkom picked up the Audience Award for best feature
(out of 450 dramas and documentaries screened).
http://www.threemilesnorthofmolkom.com/
On the verge.
In 2004 a group of Brighton peace campaigners began to bang pot and pans outside
their local arms manufacturers EDO MBM in disgust of their
part in the Iraq war. This has grown into a campaign, which has cost the company
millions, and has tested the right to protest in the UK.
Using activist, police and CCTV footage plus interviews with those involved
in the campaign, On The Verge tells the story of one of the most persistent
and
imaginative campaigns to emerge out of the UK's anti-war movement.
http://www.schnews.org.uk/schmovies/index-on-the-verge.htm
CROWD BITES WOLF. BIG RATTLE IN SEATTLE
Hard hitting and humorous and informative activist documentaries from behind the barricades at anti globalisation demonstrations in Prague and Seattle. Produced by Guerrillavision
MO, THE PEOPLES NUN.
A series of short comedies by Jilly Duckworth, featuring her character Mo, a nun suffering a crisis of faith and failing to resist her mischievous urges. www.mo-the-peoples-nun.com
TV JAMM. NEWS JAMM.
Ruthless remixing of well known news and TV shows. Quotes taken out of context. Meanings mangled. Hilarious parody showing no respect for the integrity of its source material.
ELEMENTAL
Quick fire montage of striking images taken from a decade of video activism, set to a thumping soundtrack. 1000 resistance moments in ten minutes. Intense and mesmerizing
THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET
Enlightening first hand account of the resistance to Moseley's fascists in the UK in the 1930's. Just one of many wonderful independent documentaries, comedies, animations and experimental films from BLUESCREEN, who run regular independent film screenings at the Cube Cinema in Bristol.
QUICK FLICKS
A collection of very short, Bizarre and funny video from Brighton's Junk TV. DIY filmmaking pioneers, who run regular independent film screenings in the South East. www.junk-tv.com
OPERATION SOLSTICE
Documents the events surrounding the Battle of the Beanfield in 1985, when 200 travellers were violently arrested and had their homes impounded in operation by combined forces in Wiltshire. A real eye opener.
ANCIENT FUTURES - LEARNING FROM THE LADAKH
A unique insight into the lives of the Ladakh peoples of Tibet
FROM THE HEART OF THE WORLD - THE ELDER BROTHERS WARNING
An amazing documentary by Alan Ereia of the Tariona Trust. The first film makers ever to enter the villages of the Kogi Indians in the Jungles of South America. The Kogi, although completely cut off from the outside world, have noticed worrying changes in their environment and invite the film makers to deliver their warning to the west. http://www.taironatrust.org/
ZEN TV
The complete collection of music video from the artist of Ninja Tune, widely recognised as one of the most inventive independent record labels. Many Ninja artists work with visual media along side the music. The results are wacky and wonderful. www.ninja.net
CHOCKS AWAY!
A stop frame animation for all ages by Guy Levy. Is your new toy not all it's cracked up to be?
NAKED EXTRAS WANTED
Comedy by Ivan Fabrica. A quiet bath time turns into a naked kidnapping.
SOLAR CINEMA PRODUCTIONS
Films produced by the Solar Cinema crew. Shot and edited using only solar electricity generated on location, these films take an inside look at underground culture, while remaining resolutely uplifting, with tongue firmly in cheek. Including:
MAYDAY 2000 & 2001
On the Mayday protests in London amid media and police hysteria, when peaceful protesters were labelled the most dangerous anarchists in Britain.
BIG GREEN GATHERING 2003
A trip around one of our favourite festivals (all powered by the wind and sun)
DRAGON FESTIVAL 2002
Police in Southern Spain utterly fail to prevent this prohibited free festival. Filmed and edited as a daily news reel at the festival CYCLE POWER TO STONEHENGE The Rinky-Dink cycle powered sound system leads an eccentric procession of cycle activists on a colourful, three day ride through the English countryside, to Stonehenge for the summer solstice celebrations in 2001
PERFORMANCE
HATTIE HATSTAR
Singer, songwriter and accordianist Hattie Hatstar, in an ongoing collaboration with the Groovy Movie Picture House, has produced videos for a number of her songs: Boyfriends, Stoned and drunk, Sailing by, and This land. They also work together on Hatties live multimedia show. www.hattie.biz
Vjamm Allstars
- The creators of Coldcuts
video remixing tools with a rocking, concientious but unpretentious
selection of their highly entertaining and danceable live edits.
Eclectic Method
Pioneers of the video mashup, Eclectic Method create wonderful live video remixes, combining mutated chunks of recognisable pop promos and obscure music videos to create a highly enjoyable live audio visual experience
Solar Cinema Verite - The Groovy Movie Late Show
- A quick
fire, live selection of the craziest, funkiest, funniest
clips. Animations, comedies, dance routines and musical numbers from the 20's
to the noughties, with plenty of
audience participation
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