Museum of Murals(2024)

mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!(en)

"mm"s are m(usic(ian's))m(eetings) mostly held at the Who Unit? in Pittsburgh as a 21st century salon of sorts where formal interests can be broached casually. Attendees delight in sharing their sometimes obscure & sometimes popular musical (& otherwise) loves. For mm 49 (in the 37th month of "mm"'s history) a marathon listening party celebrating the music of Vivian Fine was decided upon. Fine was a dedicated composer who produced a variety of work over a 70 year career. This movie, of course, is not an imitation of Ken Burns style documentary movie-making. Instead, I gleefully mix the casualness & lively uninhibited conversation of mms with the formal exactitude of Fine's music. I hope you enjoy it as an upstanding example of Punk Classical. "Bah to the Bourgeoisie"! Note that I'm starting to disappear in this movie - will you miss me when I'm gone? This is my 111th feature & my 404th movie.

Damn Son Where'd You Find This?(en)

Who is the voice behind drops like "Damn son where'd you find this?" A reporter goes on the case to find the answer and finds someone he never expected.

Dos Galhos Prateados(pt)

The Impossible Choice(fr)

Lou is a young man in trouble who becomes paranoid because of the pressure of two mysterious judges.

Lohengrin(en)

A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.

Treble Clef(pt)

Stunned by broken memories from a traumatic event, Elton (Samuel Guerra) tries to remember what happened while deals with the consequences of his potential actions. Could the art therapy be the solution to his problems?

PISTE FINALE(fr)

KNOX(en)

After being confronted by two goons and a wise tweaker, 22-year-old Simon Vertugo forgets himself and his heritage.

AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~(ja)

AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~ is Aya Hirano's third tour release.

The Door at the End of the Hall(en)

Calvin Lenox's 'The Door at the End of the Hall' follows a young musician through a dream of his in which he hears a mysterious song that seems to be coming from behind a locked door at the end of a hallway. Things start to fall into place when a strange voice begins to speak to him from behind the door.

Fermata(en)

A struggling pianist makes a peculiar discovery.

Voyeur(nl)

Saint Laurent: Summer of '21(xx)

At just under 10 minutes, the film brings to life a fusion of pleasure mixed with terror. It begins dark, transporting the viewer into a woodsy scene where it must be close to midnight and who knows what can happen in the middle of nowhere.

The Spliffin' Pigeons(en)

Toni Skree, 27, lead singer of The Spliffin’ Pigeons stumbles into three encounters while hiding her neglected stomach wound, which she feels might kill her.

Shikwa/Jawab — The Short Film(ks)

Three strangers find money scattered on the streets. How they use it reveals their true character, deciding their fate in the afterlife—redemption, ruin, or something far worse. How far will choices take them?

Shimmy(en)

A mysterious bounty hunter gets tasked with a big mission that quickly goes awry.

Tastemaker(en)

In an alternate world where apps use human spies to generate suggested content, one data analyst struggles with matters of taste.

Phantom(en)

Modern day adaptation of the 1910 Gaston Leroux novel "Phantom of the Opera" – that the famous musical is also based on – set in the sultry nightlife scene of modern-day New Orleans, the world of jazz, R&B, neo-Soul, and funk.

Oblio(it)

Inside the mind of Oscar Geppetto(en)

A window inside the mind of Oscar Geppetto, one of the most puzzling enigmas in music history.