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Fire Music will be screened at this year’s prestigious FIMAV Festival in Victoriaville Quebec Canada. Tom will be present for a press conference. This is Tom’s second time attending the festival, as he performed there as a musician with Executive Producer Thurston Moore back in the day.
From the Stray Cat Theater:
“We are so excited to present a unique two night experience with the Kansas City premiere of FIRE MUSIC, with a pre-screening avant-garde musical performance by the Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society!”
Filmmaker Magazine has a “BEST OF 2021” for articles. Steve Dollar’s interview with Director Tom Surgal was one of their popular articles. Perhaps Jimmy Fallon’s clueless attack on Peter Brotzmann’s Nipples had something to do with it?
Esteemed NYT Critic Glenn Kenny has included FIRE MUSIC on his TOP 10 of 2021 for RogerEvert.com.
Check out this lively discusstion with Tom, Maurice, and Bernie (Tim couldn’t make it) about music and filmmaking.
Here are links to a couple of radio interviews Director Tom Surgal participated in concerning the origins and impetus to make FIRE MUSIC.
Here is a listing of some upcoming theatrical screenings. You can always check the SCREENINGS section of the web site for updated information.
FILMS WE LIKE is distributing FIRE MUSIC in Canada.
Check our SHOWINGS PAGE for updated event information.
Our Q&A from our opening weekend at @filmforumnyc is now a podcast! Featuring director Tom Surgal, executive producer Thurston Moore (@nowjazznow) --best known as founder of the iconic band @thesonicyouth --and legendary jazz drummer Warren Smith. CHECK IT OUT!
Los Angeles... time to spread the word. Tickets to see FIRE MUSIC: The Story of Free Jazz are now on sale! Opens this Friday, 9/17 at @Laemmle Glendale.
FIRE MUSIC is a labor of love, a documentary that is over a decade in the making. The story of the movement in sound that is free jazz. And tomorrow, it's finally out in theaters.
Fire Music was warmly received at the New York Film Festival by both festivalgoers and critics alike. Our director Tom Surgal was chosen to be on a select panel of filmmakers to weigh in about the current state of documentaries. Paul Shaffer (The Late Show Band) came to a screening and lauded the film and effused enthusiastically over our composer Lin Culbertson's score. This was a direct result of all our cumulative hard work over the years, but the work is not over.
We are thrilled to announce that Fire Music will be shown in the "Spotlight On Documentary" category at the 56th New York Film Festival.
Fire Music will be screening March 30th and 31st at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and April 13th at the Freep Film Festival. Hope to see you there if you are in the area. Click the links below for more info.