ABOUT:
Ride, Rise, Roar is a live concert film directed by Hillman Curtis, featuring David Byrne. It blends riveting onstage performances with intimate details of the creative collaborations that make the music and performance happen.
Shot with multiple cameras over several concerts during the 08/09 tour, the film blends the energy and charisma of classic Talking Heads with the heartfelt pathos of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s most recent collaboration.
Between the songs, the film achieves an unprecedented intimacy with David Byrne and the band, documenting behind-the-scenes auditions, rehearsals, and interviews with key players while revealing the creative process that led to the show's unique fusion of pop music and modern dance. Ride, Rise, Roar celebrates Byrne’s extensive career as a musician and testifies to the creativity that keeps him going today.
SET LIST:
Once in a Lifetime
Life is Long
I Zimbra
Road to Nowhere
One Fine Day
The Great Curve
My Big Nurse
Burning Down the House
Houses in Motion
Air
Life During Wartime
Heaven
I Feel My Stuff
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today
INTERVIEWS:
David Byrne – musician
Mark Degli Antoni - musician
Paul Frazier - musician
Mauro Refosco - musician
Graham Hawthorne - musician
Lily Baldwin - dancer
Natalie Kuhn - dancer
Steven Reker - dancer
Kaïssa - vocalist
RedRay Frazier - vocalist
Jenni Muldaur - vocalist
Noémie Lafrance - choreographer
Annie-B Parson - choreographer
Sonya Robbins - choreographer
Layla Childs - choreographer
and
Brian Eno - musician
SCREENINGS:
• UK premiere at the Ritzy Picturehouse in London on January 20, 2011. Also being simulcast at dozens of theaters across the UK, with live Q&A following the screening.
• World premiere at South by Southwest on March 15, 2010
• Additional screenings @ SXSW March 18, 20
• May 28-June 3: Seattle International Film Festival
• June 21-27: Silverdocs Film Festival, Maryland
• June 23-July 3: Munich Film Festival, Germany
• July 4, 5, 9: Karlovy International Film Festival, Czech Republic
• August 3: Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY
• August 10: Øya-festival, Oslo, Norway
• September 23-October 3: Milwaukee Film Festival
• September 30-October 15: Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
• October 8: Sound Unseen, Minneapolis, MN
• October 20-27: Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
• November 11-14: Red Rock Film Festival of Zion, Canada
"A visceral experience...packs a kinetic punch."
- The Hollywood Reporter
