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Keep up with all our dispatches from SXSW at /sxsw. With Jerry Casale, Les Claypool, Chris Combs, Nolan Cook. Requires Platinum badge, Music badge, or Music wristband. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents: Directed by Don Hardy. The Residents will perform Friday, March 20, 9pm, at the Paramount Theatre. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents A 'concentrate' mix of songs and interviews heard in the film, the soundtrack was released on December 18th 2014 as a single 52 minute MP3 file, sent as a thank you to contributors to the Indiegogo. UPC: EAN: Format: Blu-ray Sub-Genre: Music Video (Concert. Theory of Obscurity Soundtrack is a digital-only release by The Residents, and the official soundtrack album of the 2016 documentary film Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents. For the Residents, after more than 40 years, obscurity is still the only reasonable path toward artistic liberation. Condition: Studio: Film Movement Movie/TV Title: Theory of Obscurity: a Film about the Residents. Though Don Hardy’s Theory of Obscurity is about the Residents, their only involvement seems to be in the form of a live performance, which means the task of parsing the meaning behind all their conceptual madness is left to a small but faithful army of fans (including members of Primus and the creator of the Simpsons), who speak lovingly of the band’s devotion to art at the expense of commercial success and their loyalty to anonymity, which, far from being just a gimmick, granted them freedom in an industry that rewards conformity and repetition. From the groups formation in Shreveport to their success in the burgeoning San Francisco avant-garde music scene of the 60s and 70s, The Residents. As proof, over the following year, Theory of Obscurity was screened at over forty film festivals around the world.They may be revered in tiny circles for their avant-garde compositions, experimental instrumentation, and multimedia innovations, but to most of the world, if they’re known at all it’s for being that band that wears giant eyeballs over their heads. This film tells the story of the iconic renegade cult band The Residents. Rising to the challenge of condensing over forty years into ninety minutes, the film is a triumph of perseverance and creativity, both on the part of the filmmakers and the group to which it pays homage. NYC PREMIERE In their 40-year career, the members of the pioneering sound and video collective known as The.

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For the next two years, Hardy along with two colleagues, Bart Bishoff and Josh Keppel, worked on the film, shooting over fifty interviews with longtime Residents' collaborators and friends, transferring archive film and video, and editing constantly, finishing in time for a world premier at SXSW in the spring of 2015. THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS. Films include Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents, The Residents: Demons Dance Alone, and The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents.

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Regardez un film en ligne ou regardez les meilleures vidos HD 1080p gratuites sur votre ordinateur de bureau, ordinateur portable, ordinateur portable, tablette, iPhone, iPad, Mac Pro et plus encore. Dropping everything else, the filmmaker submerged himself in the arcane world of Residentia, accompanying them on tour while shooting over twenty performances of the Wonder of Weird, their celebration of forty unique, unlikely and uncommon years. Film profile for The Residents, formed 1971. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents streaming complet hd.

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With those words, a bond of trust was established, ultimately giving the filmmaker full access to the group and its vast trove of archive material.Īs The Residents were only a few weeks from starting their 40th anniversary tour and one of Hardy's projects had recently been put on hold, the timing for the project was perfect. At this advanced point why should they open themselves up to such an unknown element, obviously creating an opportunity to expose and desecrate years of careful constructed mythology and secrecy? But some were less suspicious than others, so the group agreed to meet with the young filmmaker.Įncountering an initial attitude of doubt, the first thing Hardy said was that, opposed to exposing their secrets, he respected what The Residents had done and wished nothing more than an opportunity to enhance and broaden the group's mystique. After all, The Residents had built a career around the concept of anonymity, never giving interviews, showing their faces or revealing their names. When director Don Hardy initially approached The Residents about a film documenting their more than four decade existence, there was understandable skepticism within the group.

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