麻豆传媒映画International Film Festival released this year鈥檚 lineup and it includes a live appearance from hip hop icon Chuck D.
The Public Enemy founder will dissect 鈥淔ight the Power鈥� during a live edition of the Song Exploder podcast. The song was specially commissioned for Spike Lee鈥檚 Do The Right Thing, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
The appearance is part of the festival鈥檚 expanded VIFF Live program, which this year also includes a live episode of Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington鈥檚 AdultSwim.com series On Cinema at the Cinema Live!
鈥淰IFF Live has created a platform to push the boundaries of festival programming, exploring how a multitude of artistic genres intersect with cinema to create unique once-in-a-lifetime experiences for VIFF audiences,鈥� said VIFF programmer and curator Ken Tsui.
鈥淗aving seen the success of live events over the last number of years, we are excited to expand our program from two to six events this year, exploring music, comedy, podcasting and cultural commentary.鈥�
VIFF Live will also include:
- Claudio Simonetti鈥檚 Goblin playing the keyboard-heavy score from Dario Argento鈥檚 1975 horror classic Deep Red (Oct. 3, Rio Theatre).
- A live performance of the score from This is Spinal Tap, led by Louise Burns with some of Vancouver鈥檚 leading musicians including Jody Glenham (Jody Glenham and the Dreamers), Catherine Hiltz (bassist, Tegan & Sara, Hot Panda), Ayla Tesler-Mabe (guitar, Calpurnia, Ludic) and Adam Fink (drummer, ACTORS) playing the soundtrack as the ever-quotable cult classic plays (Sept. 29, Rio Theatre).
- Feminist Live Reads presents Some Like It Hot. Led by filmmaker and critic Chandler Levack, Feminist Live Reads are dedicated to pointing out the disparity of roles available to women onscreen. The all-female cast will play men, who are playing women, to bring Billy Wilder鈥檚 classic comedy, which is celebrating 60 years, to life (Oct. 1, Rio Theatre).
- Pop-Up Magazine, the acclaimed touring 鈥渓ive magazine鈥� show, will make its first ever stop in 麻豆传媒映画for VIFF. The show features multimedia stories accompanied by illustration, animation, photography and an original score performed onstage by Magik Orchestra (Sept. 28, location TBA).
On Cinema at the Cinema Live! Is on Oct. 6 and Song Exploder Live with Chuck D is on Oct. 7 both at 麻豆传媒映画Playhouse.
鈥淥r aim for this year鈥檚 program is not only to connect with diverse audiences and communities but also to represent how film and live events reflect contemporary cultural shifts,鈥� Tsui said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to share performances that are thoughtfully curated to represent a current moment in time, events that will spark conversation, challenge perceptions, and demonstrate how film, music and performance are powerful activists for social issues.鈥�
Tickets for all the VIFF Live events are available online at , except Pop-Up Magazine, which will go on sale Aug. 20.
