Nitehawk and Noisey present a special presentation of San Diego post-hardcore doc IT’S GONNA BLOW!!! Q&A with Director Bill Perrine moderated by Devon Goldberg (Creedle) & plus special guests!
“It’s Gonna Blow!!! – San Diego Music Underground 1986-1996 is a feature length documentary film about San Diego’s influential DIY music scene and its uneasy relationship with the mainstream. Drawing from previously unseen performance footage and interviews with over sixty musicians, promoters and artists such as John Reis (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids), and Rob Crow (Pinback, Heavy Vegetable)… the film explores the birth of San Diego’s innovative post-hardcore scene and its early 90s ‘Next Seattle’ hype.”
Presented with our media partner, Noisey.
Celebrate Valentine’s day with Jean Cocteau’s dreamy adaptation of the BEAUTY AND THE BEAST love story with our Live Sound Cinema presentation featuring a live score by Reel Orchestrette!
Surrealist Jean Cocteau’s film adaptation of the French fairy tale “La Belle et Le Bete” (the first ever produced) is a marvel of stage design that’s heavy with innuendo and loaded visuals. The story of Belle, a farmer’s daughter, who offers herself as hostage to a mythical, tortured Beast in exchange for her father’s life. The film springs to life once she reaches The Beast’s secluded castle where everything, from the doors to the light fixtures, has a life of its own. Captivated by his hostage, The Beast falls for Belle, allowing her to return home every day on the condition that he will die if she doesn’t return, leaving Belle torn between her freedom and budding romantic (and sexual! shh!) feelings for the Beast.
Reel Orchestrette (Bradford Reed & Geoff Gersh) is dedicated to the art of live musical accompaniment to silent films. Reed & Gersh have been collaborating together for almost 20 years, they formed Reel Orchestrette in 2012.
Starring: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer
The Future of Film is Female is celebrating the first book by filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, YOU’RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF, with two special brunch screenings that include a tenth anniversary screening of APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (7/17) and the 2018 Sundance Award Winner, THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST (7/18). To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.
Both screenings include an intro and Q&A with Akhavan as well as a book signing. Books are available to purchase with your ticket or at the event.
Desiree Akhavan’s personal debut film, Appropriate Behavior, was released in 2014. It’s a comedic and introspective look at a young woman, Shirin, who stumbles through her identity as she tries to be the ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempts to be all three. With her sexuality being a secret from her traditional Persian family, she also deals with the disintegration of her relationship with her girlfriend.
Go here to get your tickets to our Sunday screening of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST
You’re Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies
Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut.
Two giants of rock, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, share the same stage in the feature length concert film BLACK AND BLUE. Introduction by Richard Christy, writer and composer of “Majestic Loincloth.” A special 35mm presentation.
In 1980, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult co-headlined a nationwide tour called Black and Blue. Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island and never released on DVD, Black and Blue cuts back-and-forth between both bands’ sets, and features Ronnie James Dio blazing through tracks from the then just released Heaven and Hell, while Blue Oyster Cult hams it up with a gigantic fiberglass Godzilla.
Never before released on DVD, we’ll be screening Black and Blue from our own 35mm print. So break out your torches and sharpen your horns, because the Devil is coming to Nitehawk, and He’s brought friends.
One filmmakers quest to uncover the secrets behind the Philippines’ 2 ft. 9 James Bond, Weng Weng. Director Andrew Leavold will be in attendance for a Q&A!
Some of the most bizarre filmmaking from the 1970’s and 80’s came out of the Philippines. Under the thumb of an oppressive regime, the country became an unexpected hotspot for exploitation film makers out to make blood-and-guts skin flicks for dirt cheap prices. Though the scene often featured B-movie heavies like Pam Grier or Dick Miller, the boom’s breakout star was mysterious pint-sized action star named Weng Weng. The 2 ft. 9 James Bond died in 1993, but his legacy became emblematic of the country’s post-colonial struggle with censorship and strife, which lead an American video store owner on a crazed quest to uncover the secrts of Weng Weng’s life.
The second annual Nitehawk Shorts Festival opens with an evening featuring an incredible program of documentary, animation and narrative fiction shorts.
Introduction by festival programmers and Q&A with filmmakers following the screening. Plus, we announced the Festival prize winner and host and after-party in Nitehawk’s downstairs bar from 11:30pm – 1:00am!
NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL: OPENING NITE PROGRAM
Efrén Hernández – Master Muscles (14 minutes)
Dean Peterson – Ving Rhames (9 minutes)
Sam Cullman and Benjamin Rosen – Black Cherokee (20 minutes)
Trinity Andersson and Barry Andersson – Me & Ewe (7 minutes)
Elizabeth Chatelain – Jenny and Steph (9 minutes)
Mickey Duzyj and Jeremy Johnstone – The Perfect 18 (7 minutes)
Paolo Bitanga – Mang Abe’s Ube (The Farmer and the Glowing Green Shell) (15 minutes)
Program subject to change.
Prize sponsorship provided by Heard City (a boutique audio post-production facility) and Nice Shoes (the full service, artist-driven design, animation, visual effects and color grading studio specializing in high-end commercials, web content, film, TV and music videos). One filmmaker will receive 14 hours (2 days) of Sound Design and/or Mix in Manhattan or Dumbo with one Sound Designer/Mixer courtesy of Heard City and 20 hours of color grading with a night colorist (valued at $16K) from Nice Shoes. The winner is selected by festival organizers and invited guests.
The second annual Nitehawk Shorts Festival is excited to introduce the debut of a ‘Midnite’ category this year.
Co-programmed with Sam Zimmerman (Fangoria), this program features short films by international filmmakers more appropriately viewed after dark. Screening includes an introduction by Caryn Coleman, Sam Zimmerman and filmmakers.
Filmmakers Gathering pre-party in our downstairs bar from 10pm – 12am.
NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL: MIDNITE PROGRAM
Darren Banks – Interiors (ALT Ending) (10 minutes)
Peter McCoubrey and Luke McCoubrey – The Grey Matter (18 minutes)
Andrea McGinty – McDreamy (2 minutes)
Claire Ensslin – Pedestrian (7 minutes)
Ben Aston – He Took His Skin Off For Me (11 minutes)
David Cronenberg – The Nest (9 minutes)
Rick Niebe – Study for Interior with Figures and Sounds (4 minutes)
Jesse Burks – One Please (6 minutes)
Bonnie Black – Brute (15 minutes)
Ben Steiner – The Stomach (15 minutes)
Prize sponsorship provided by Heard City (a boutique audio post-production facility) and Nice Shoes (the full service, artist-driven design, animation, visual effects and color grading studio specializing in high-end commercials, web content, film, TV and music videos). One filmmaker will receive 14 hours (2 days) of Sound Design and/or Mix in Manhattan or Dumbo with one Sound Designer/Mixer courtesy of Heard City and 20 hours of color grading with a night colorist (valued at $16K) from Nice Shoes. The winner is selected by festival organizers and invited guests.
The second annual Nitehawk Shorts Festival continues with our DAY TWO brunch screening featuring a another fantastic program of documentary, animation and narrative fiction shorts.
Screening followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and festival programmers along with a casual closing party afterwards in our downstairs bar!
NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL: DAY TWO PROGRAM
Dan Canyon and Leo Marks – Cuckoo (8 minutes)
Connor Hurley – The Naturalist (12 minutes)
Christopher Hawthorne – Bender (18 minutes)
Josh Lopata – Fade (9 minutes)
Talia Alberts – re: Jess (15 minutes)
Joe Kowalski and Zoe Logan – Minor Monuments (3 minutes)
Nerina Penzhorn – A Day in the Sun (13 minutes)
Jacob LaMendola – Stoney (15 minutes)
Joe Petrilla – reConception (12 minutes)
Prize sponsorship provided by Heard City (a boutique audio post-production facility) and Nice Shoes (the full service, artist-driven design, animation, visual effects and color grading studio specializing in high-end commercials, web content, film, TV and music videos).One filmmaker will receive 14 hours (2 days) of Sound Design and/or Mix in Manhattan or Dumbo with one Sound Designer/Mixer courtesy of Heard City and 20 hours of color grading with a night colorist (valued at $16K) from Nice Shoes. The winner is selected by festival organizers and invited guests.
The second annual Nitehawk Shorts Festival continues with our DAY ONE brunch screening featuring a another fantastic program of documentary, animation and narrative fiction shorts.
Screening followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and festival programmers!
NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL: DAY ONE PROGRAM
Marcel Simoneau – Le Village (22 minutes)
Roy Germano – A Mexican Sound (13 minutes)
Theodore Collatos – Time (7 minutes)
Marisa Tontaveetong, Shir Wen Sun, Tamarind King, and Yu Ueda – Starlight (4 minutes)
Nathaniel Lindsay – Green Eyed (15 minutes)
Mike Fernandez – i found a bird (8 minutes)
Lindsey Lambert – Lost in Prospect Park (5 minutes)
Bill Morrison – All Vows (10 minutes)
Saul Abraham and Josh Feder – Baby (15 minutes)
Peter Vack – SEND (8 minutes)
Prize sponsorship provided by Heard City (a boutique audio post-production facility) and Nice Shoes (the full service, artist-driven design, animation, visual effects and color grading studio specializing in high-end commercials, web content, film, TV and music videos). One filmmaker will receive 14 hours (2 days) of Sound Design and/or Mix in Manhattan or Dumbo with one Sound Designer/Mixer courtesy of Heard City and 20 hours of color grading with a night colorist (valued at $16K) from Nice Shoes. The winner is selected by festival organizers and invited guests.
In 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave.
20,000 Days On Earth takes us deep into the heart of how myth, memory, love and loss, shape our lives, every single day. A line in Cave’s songwriting notebook calculating how many days he’d been alive inspired the film’s title. The film delves into Nick’s artistic processes, unpicking the stuff that makes him tick. Fusing drama and documentary to weave a cinematic day-in-the-life with unique verité observations of his full creative cycle.
