The Sound On Screen 2019 Music Film Festival brings audio and visual art forms together with carefully curated titles from around the world. Most of these titles are making their SA cinema premiere and will be unlikely to grace any other local theatre screen.
It has been nine years since the birth of the festival. This year showcases a collection of international music-related movies and documentaries, covering everything from rock, techno, black metal and industrial music, to legends in the shape of Queen’s Freddie Mercury and a dress-up anniversary screening of Mike Myers’ Wayne’s World!
Sound on Screen 2019 lineup
Friday 26 April:
8.30pm – FREDDIE MERCURY – THE KING OF QUEEN (SA premiere)
Saturday 27 April:
6.15pm – INDUSTRIAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE URBAN DECAY (First SA screening)
8.30pm – WAYNE’S WORLD (27th anniversary Dress-Up Screening Party)
Sunday 28 April
6.15pm – PARIS/BERLIN: 20 YEARS OF UNDERGROUND TECHNO (First SA screening)
8.30pm – LORDS OF CHAOS (SA premiere)
Sound on Screen 2019 movie details
FREDDIE MERCURY: THE KING OF QUEEN: Friday 26 April, 8.30pm
Renowned as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century, Freddie Mercury pushed the boundaries of art and music as he led his band Queen to international stardom.
This new documentary looks at the man, his life and music, with music industry figures adding their perspective to his legend. His limitless vocal power and extravagant performances shocked and wowed audiences around the world but out of the spotlight he was incredibly private. With exclusive interviews and footage we uncover the story of Freddie Mercury and how a shy boy from Zanzibar became one of the most iconic figures in modern history.
First cinema screening in SA.
Directed by Jordan Hill
Book at www.quicket.co.za/events/71711-freddie-mercury-the-king-of-queen
INDUSTRIAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE URBAN DECAY: Saturday 27 April, 6.15pm
A detailed documentary look at the very unique and multi-facetted Industrial music genre, tracing its origins and taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to America’s thriving avant-garde scene.
Some assume the industrial genre is nothing but noise – far from it. This documentary also highlights the nuances of this formidable alternative music style. The film features interviews and music from Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, NoN, Cabaret Voltaire, Re/Search Publications, V. Vale, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Hula, Orphx, SPK, Test Dept., Industrial Records, Boyd Rice, Dirk Ivens, The Klinik, Z’EV, In The Nursery, Sonar and many more.
First cinema screening in SA.
Directed by Travis Collins, Amélie Ravalec
Book at www.quicket.co.za/events/71343-industrial-soundtrack-for-the-urban-decay
WAYNE’S WORLD Anniversary Dress-Up Screening: Saturday 27 April, 8.30pm
Party time! Excellent!
Join us for a most excellent 25th anniversary (+ 2!) dress-up screening of Wayne’s World!
Many missed this classic rock comedy on its original bodacious cinema release 27 years ago. So dudes and dudettes, (while not a prerequisite), come dressed as your favourite real and fictional Wayne’s World character hero, villain or musician – from Wayne, Garth, Cassandra, Wayne’s Dreamwoman, or Stacy, to Rob Lowe’s yuppie, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Robert Patrick’s T2 bad cop, Officer Koharski, or any random Wayne’s World rock-T-shirt-wearing fan! Bad wigs welcome!
And yes, if everyone joins in on Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, it will be totally awesome …
Book at www.quicket.co.za/events/71275-waynes-world-dress-up-screening
PARIS/BERLIN : 20 YEARS OF UNDERGROUND TECHNO: Sunday 28 April, 6.15pm
From secret Parisian parties to Berlin’s infamous Berghain club, Paris/Berlin documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two different cities. The documentary traces the evolution of techno, telling the stories of the DJs, producers, label managers, promoters, record shops and distributors that have stayed true to its original spirit.
With Laurent Garnier, Regis, Adam X, Function, Lucy, Ancient Methods, Nick Höppner, Terence Fixmer, Tama Sumo, Dasha Rush, Milton Bradley, Lupo, Tobias Rapp and many more.
First cinema screening in SA.
Directed by Amélie Ravalec
Book at www.quicket.co.za/events/71344-parisberlin-20-years-of-underground-techno
LORDS OF CHAOS: Sunday 28 April, 8.30pm
A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian black metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
Based on truth and lies.
In the early ‘90s a new musical genre (germinated in the ’80s) rose from Norway: black metal. With dark, occult imagery, the renowned black and white corpse-paint and strong anti-Christian sentiments, the abrasive and challenging music went beyond imagery into true darkness, not only resulting in church burnings, but also violence, suicide and murder.
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund (known for Rammstein and Madonna music videos and films like Spun and Polar), who was also in fact a member of early Swedish black metal legends Bathory.
Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgård.
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
South African premiere.
Book at www.quicket.co.za/events/70820-lords-of-chaos-sa-premiere
What: Sound on Screen 2019
Where and when: Labia Theatre from 26 to 28 April 2019
Book: Quicket
Tickets: R45 each
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