Annual Sound and Vision Music Series at Amherst Cinema

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Amherst Cinema is presenting its annual Sound and Vision series of music documentaries, concert films, narratives, and live performance on Wednesdays in August and September. Special guests join us to introduce select screenings, and live DJ’s spin music at afterparties in August.

The series includes the following films:

New Wave: Wednesday, August 7 at 7 p.m.: Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of the Vietnamese American punk scene in 1980s Orange County, California—until she rediscovered a hidden past, revealing broken dreams and unfulfilled expectations that shaped her community and her family.

Head: Wednesday, August 14 at 7 p.m.: Jack Nicholson co-wrote this kaleidoscopic satire, which is oh-so-more than just a vehicle for The Monkees. Media send-up, concert movie, and antiwar rallying cry all at once, this surreal, late-’60s spectacle is a total trip.

One Hand Don’t Clap: Wednesday, August 21 at 7 p.m.: ONE HAND DON’T CLAP captures the vibrant story of calypso and the emergence of soca, through the eyes of two legendary artists, Lord Kitchener, the Grandmaster of the music and Calypso Rose, the first woman to break through in a traditionally male arena. Afterparty at White Lion Taproom with DJ Trends.

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got:  Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. Tom Reney, host of NEPM’s Jazz à la Mode, joins us to introduce the film. Anchored by an incisive interview with its then 72-year-old subject, ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU’VE GOT looks back on the five-decade career of “King of the Clarinet” Artie Shaw (1910-2004), one of the most popular stars of the 1930s and ’40s Swing era.

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.: Wednesday, September 4 at 7 p.m.: This documentary provides an inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the ‘90s music collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, and other influential indie rock bands.

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty: Wednesday, September 11 at 7 p.m. One of African cinema’s first musicals is a sui generis amalgam of historical epic, Broadway revue, Brechtian theater, and joyous agitprop, set on an enormous mock slave ship and interrogating more than three centuries of imperialist oppression. New 4K restoration!

Live-Scored Experimental Film Shorts with Bill Nace: Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. Guitarist Bill Nace, one half of the duo Body/Head with Kim Gordon, joins us to live score a program of experimental film shorts curated by Josh Guilford, Assistant Professor of English in Film and Media Studies at Amherst College. More info TBA. Presented in partnership with Amherst College.

About Amherst Cinema  Amherst Cinema is an independent, nonprofit arts and education center brimming with world-class programs. The  comfortable, fully accessible theater offers state-of-the-art projection and sound and is a welcoming crossroads for all.  Amherst Cinema presents over 250 programs a year on four screens in more than 35 languages. For more information,  visit: www.AmherstCinema.org