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An independent film festival featuring recent films related to musical genres driven by youth. From underground cultures to commercialized ethos, the featured films explore aspects of hip-hop, punk, riot grrrl, electro, and noise pop.
Supported by LOUDSPKR, Videotage, White Noise Records and hiphongkong.com. 17 – 25 August 2007
KLUUBB, 14/F, Foo Tak Bldg., 367 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
$30 per screening, at the door
Limited seating available Opening Event
Friday, 17 August 2007
9pm, $40 at the door
Screening: Squatterpunk (Director: Khavn, 2007, Philippines)
Music: Spermatic Chord, ST, Elle Est ChiNOISE, New Pony, Kawaki Sonatrope is an independent film festival featuring recent films related to contemporary musical practices. With selections that traverse global, regional and local communities, alternative histories and multiple issues, Sonatrope aims to provide a platform for divergent and compelling films that focus on the various social, political and cultural dimensions of musical genres motivated by youth. The festival's emphasis on punk and hip-hop seeks to highlight the significant communities that are formed around the love of music in an increasingly globalized era, revealing the influence, interpretation, and critical re-imagining of commercial culture. Providing a glimpse into underground cultures, commercialized ethos, global hip-hop and punk movements, alternative community building and performance, the films further explore the redeployment of these genres into new social spaces, serving as platforms for multiple voices and for the challenging of how these genres have become defined. Sonatrope will screen 12 documentary films, including 9 feature films. These selections include 3 Asian Premieres and 7 Hong Kong Premieres. The festival films are from Canada, China, the Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, UK/Japan, and the USA. The festival will take place 17 – 25 August 2007 at KLUUBB, an artist-run space located at 14/F, 367 Hennessy Road, Wanchai. KLUUBB is a self-financed studio that endeavours to collaborate with local artists and cultural organizers to bring engaging, relevant, and experimental DIY creative programming to the public. Admission is $30 at the door. The opening event will take place on Friday, 17 August 2007, at 9pm. The Hong Kong Premiere of Squatterpunk (2007, 80 min., Philippines), directed by Khavn, will be screened, followed by musical performances by Spermatic Chord, ST, and DJ sets by Elle Est ChiNOISE and Kawaki. Admission is $40 at the door. Sonatrope is supported by LOUDSPKR, Videotage, and White Noise Records
Media Sponsor: hiphongkong.com For more information on films and screening times, please visit http://sonatrope.com (information provided by the organiser)
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