A fly-on-the-wall documentary film about a U.S. tour of small clubs and other downmarket venues by former Squeeze band member Glenn Tilbrook is the Bermuda International Film Festival's February Film Night selection.
Glenn Tilbrook: One for the Road, screened Thursday February 16 at 7.30 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
When former disc jockey, and Squeeze fanatic, Amy Pickard, heard Tilbrook was heading out on the road as a solo act, she asked to tag along with a cameraman. Expecting luxury tour buses and five star hotels, she instead found him touring in a mobile home and bedding down in roadside campgrounds.
This intimate documentary follows Tilbrook on every step of his first solo tour of America in his beloved - but not so reliable - home on wheels. From the search for his missing RV; adventures with engine repair and exploding generators, to a musical house call that one fan will never forget: All access, all of the time.
It's the story of how an established artist adjusts to his independent surroundings. It's a commentary on the current state of the music industry. But, most importantly, it's a human-interest story that transcends its musical base.
"The film is a treat for fans of Squeeze, but it's also the perfect film for dreamers, music fans and open road enthusiasts," says Film Series director Clare Wood. "One for the Road is intimate and engaging - and Tilbrook himself comes across as one of the good guys."
Tickets to BIFF Film Nights are $8 for BIFF Film Club members, and $10 for non-members. Filmgoers can reserve tickets by e-mailing BIFF at info@biff.bm, or by calling the BIFF office at 293-3456. Tickets can be picked up at the BUEI from 6.30 p.m. on the evening of the screening.
'BIFF to Screen Critics' Award Winner'
The latest film by Chinese director Jia Zhangke, called "the world's greatest filmmaker under 40" by The Village Voice, is the Bermuda International Film Festival's January Film Night selection.
The World, named Best Foreign Language Film of 2005 by the Toronto Film Critics Association, will screen Thursday January 19 at 7.30 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. It will screen in Mandarin and Shanxi dialect with English subtitles.
In the film, Mr. Zhangke casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote provinces who arrive to live and work at Beijing's World Park, a 115-acre facility that features 106 of the most famous sites from 14 countries and regions the world over.
A bizarre cross-cultural pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Centre, World Park features lavish shows performed amid scaled-down replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark's Square, the Pyramids and even the Twin Towers. From the sensational opening tracking shot of a young dancer's backstage quest for a Band-Aid to poetic flourishes of animation and clever use of text messaging, Jia pushes past the kitsch potential of this surreal setting.
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