![]() We'll probably do that in Venezuela and Ecuador and try and do it in a couple of cities in the U.S. I would love to see it in a theater with huge sound and people dancing in the aisles. JA: We have a couple of distribution and exhibition ideas, but I would say the film will definitely be available on VOD. Plus, I'm a huge Pixies fan, so I'm glad somebody made a good film about them.Īlt.Latino: Once the film is completed, where do you plan to exhibit it? Will it be available to view online somewhere? There's something about the intimacy - and when you watch it, you know it was not easy - that they reach that is remarkable. And I really liked loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies by Steve Cantor and Matthew Galkin. It's a really interesting piece to watch. but because the music took him there, a great example of a director following a subject rather strictly. I also loved Noise by Olivier Assayas, which dabbles almost in abstraction and chaos. ![]() They are not a mere recording of a band playing. ![]() And I think that is why they are successful. They stand out because there is a real connection between the visuals and the music there's a real care in the directing to try and interpret the song with shots as the musicians do with music, to try and understand what is that they do. They are amazing concert films, but are also amazing films, period. JA: Two of my favorite films of all time are Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz and Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense. And for any artist, it doesn't really get any better than that.Īlt.Latino: What are some of your influences in putting this film together? Any other music documentaries stand out for you? It was a very enlightening experience in my life and work. I lived in New York for five years, and one of the things I remember most fondly is the possibilities I had to experience music, film, painting and visual arts from all corners of the world and from every kind of trend. It's an entry into a world where appreciation of the arts is a high priority, and also provides the opportunity of being exposed to different cultures and approaches to art, which ends up influencing your work. is important to any artist anywhere in the world. JA: I think to find an audience in the U.S. ![]() audience for artists (musicians, writers, visual artists, filmmakers and so on) from Latin America? And also, hopefully, it will make people want to dance as they watch it!Īlt.Latino: David Byrne was an early and enthusiastic supporter of the band. With a band as rich and diverse in musical styles as Los Amigos invisibles are, this should take us to pretty interesting places visually. They are really great live performers, and what I would like to achieve is to create a narrative that follows their live set - the moment a band writes down the set list, they are creating a narrative, I feel - and that will change in form and style, reflecting the rhythmic and harmonic qualities of the songs that are performed. My goal is to try and capture the experience of seeing Los Amigos Invisibles live in concert and communicate that to the audience. The other part of the film will be a concert that we will shoot in New York on March 11. One will be the story of the band, their beginnings in Venezuela, the recording of their first album, David Byrne, Luaka Bop and the records made with them and their current life as an independent band with its own label, all told by the band itself in a series of interviews. Javier Andrade: The film will have two main narrative threads. Alt.Latino: What is the story you hope to tell in your film?
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