AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~(2011)

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.

Dos Galhos Prateados(pt)

The Man Who Knew Too Much(en)

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

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)

Smile 2(en)

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

KNOX(en)

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

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.

Museum of Murals(en)

"Museum of Murals" is a short film featuring Bleed Ink's latest single titled the same. A short story revolving around a photograph in the small town of Handwara. Sit back and watch how it unfolds.

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.

Florence(fr)

Tastemaker(en)

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

Meze Waltera Hortona(cs)

The fact that the man succumbed one morning to an irresistible urge to sit down at the piano and play the entire Chopin Sonata in B Minor would not have been so strange if it had not been for the fact that he had never played the piano in his life and he himself had no idea that he could.