Saturday, July 28
Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory (Park Slope/Gowanus), 232 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
FILM: Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes
Sigríður Níelsdóttir started making music in her living room at age 70, recording 59 albums and becoming an Icelandic cult hero. It’s never too late to do what you love.
Filmmakers Orri Jónsson and Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir will be in attendance for a Q and A following the screening. After the Q and A there is an after party for all in attendance at Fontana’s, with complimentary beverages.
LIVE: MR. SILLA AND ORRI OLAFSON
Icelandic experimental electronic musicians Orri Ólafsson and Mr. Silla both play in a band called Mum. Along with the director of Grandma Lo Fi, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir. Orri Ólafsson plays both trumpet and keyboard while Mr. Silla provides vocals and multi-instrumental skills. The collective of musicians recorded their fourth album during 2006; Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy was released on 24 September 2007.
8:00PM Doors Open
8:30PM Live Music
9:00PM Film Begins
11:30PM-12:30AM Reception in Courtyard
Tickets $12
For more information:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/grandma-lofi/
Purchase tickets:
http://rooftopfilms.ticketleap.com/rooftop-films-grandma-lo-fi/
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June 3: Venue: Hotel Americano, the rooftop. 518 W 27th St, Manhattan. 7-12 pm. Free entrance.
The celebrated documentary ”Tingsek – Something to live for”, about the Swedish soul musician Tingsek, who will also perform live before the screening! TWA/A (The Swede Beat) will DJ and bring you the finest Scandinavian tunes!
June 6: Venue: Hotel Americano, 518 W 27th St, Manhattan. Free entrance.
On the rooftop 7-12 pm: Film screening and Show & Tell. In the basement 11 pm – 03 am: Live music and DJ.
In collaboration with Stocktown we give you a full night with live music; Gnucci w/ Johanna Ritscher, DJ; Gazelle and we´ll screen the eye-opening documentary Stocktown X South Africa. Further more: SHOW & TELL invites interesting guests to present favourite Youtube-clips and talk a bit about them.
The screenings and events have free entrance! If you want to attend please send an email to rsvp@musicdocmalmo.se or sign up at the door.
Music Doc & Rooftop Films July 28: Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory (Park Slope/Gowanus), 232 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Music Doc has been invited to be part of Rooftop Films’ Summer Series and we have put together a programme with a focus on Iceland. Film: Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes. Live: The Sigrídur Níelsdóttir Experience. More about that if you scroll down.
Tingsek – Something to live for
June 3, 7 PM @ Hotel Americano Rooftop
A documentary directed by actor Patrik Karlson about the headstrong Swedish soul musician Magnus Tingsek. We meet Magnus during months of change. Move to another studio in an already long list of studios. Preparations and rehearsals for a musical challenge and childhood dream of Magnus in a collaboration with Vindla String Quartet and keyboardist Mans Mernsten and lots of music from two packed concert nights at the venue Klaffbron in Malmoe, Sweden. Between rehearsals, moving and studio building Magnus speaks candidly about the choices and sacrifices he has done to ”do his own thing” without the involvement of too much commercial forces. A story of a, in many aspects, uncompromising man and his career choices. Choices that may seem odd in a time when the road to fame more often go through different reality show competitions.
Stocktown X South Africa
June 6, 7 PM @ Hotel Americano Rooftop
Beyond the stereotypical daily reporting on violence, AIDS and safari tours, Swedish based directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft set out to capture the creative street vibes of South Africa. On their first stop to Capetown and Johannesburg , they meet up with the heavy metal band Ree-burth , The Soweto Style setters Smarteez with their colorful street savy fashion to video gamers label 2bop to the limpop music genre innovator Gazelle and many many more.
Welcome to a road movie by Stocktown presenting another perspective from the young creative forces around big cities in Africa.
SHOW & TELL with Teddy Goitom
The concept is simple, each guest speaker has approximately 8 minutes to share reflections and reactions to the most inspiring stuff out there.
We are very proud to present the SHOW & TELL guests:
Jamel Shabazz – Legendary Street photographer who gained international recognition by documenting the ‘Urban Life’ portraying asphalt portraits of sidewalk supermodels for more than 30 years. Author of ‘Back in the Days’,‘The Last Sunday in June’ and ‘A Time Before Crack’.
Malin Fezehai – Swedish/Eritrean photographer/filmmaker, where she studied at the International Center of Photography, praised for her doc ‘Miss July’. Published in magazines worldwide specialising in portraiture and reportage photography.
Marguerite Seger – NY-based photographer of Sri Lankan/French decent, born and raised in Sweden known for her intimate portraits, with a remarkable portfolio ranging from documentation, editorial work (Vice Magazine, Lulu) to artist’s portraits (Lykke Li, Erykah Badu).
Ruben Sznajderman – Swedish filmmaker with a portfolio including documentary short films focusing on the urban lifestyle, plus a renowned director of music videos for artists such as Zebra Katz, Adam Tensta and Basutbudet.
Tingsek
June 3, 7 PM @ Hotel Americano Rooftop
We´re proud to present one of Sweden’s most talked about and respected musicians; Magnus Tingsek!
Listen to his tunes here:
http://tingsek.com/
DJ June 3: TWA/A (The Swede Beat)
http://www.theswedebeat.com/
Gnucci
June 6, 7 PM @ Hotel Americano Rooftop
After several heavy guest appearances on records of acts like Looptroop Rockers and Mash Up International, Gnucci released her own material and had a big hit with the single Famalam Jam. In 2012 she performed at the Swedish Grammy Awards and her skillful rap and dance-inviting music fills the dance floors lately. For an exclusive Music Doc show Gnucci is joined by DJ Johanna Ritscher.
DJ June 6: Gazelle
http://www.yogazelle.com/
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