CHICAGO

PLEASANT PEOPLE will be screening at the Chicago International Music and Movie Festival during the weekend of April 14th - 17th.

The lineup seems pretty sweet so far. Lots music docs and live music planned. Here are some other films that will be screening:


FIX: THE MINISTRY MOVIE (USA) - Chicago Premiere with director Douglas Freel in attendance! Fix “shoves your ass way, way backstage with MINISTRY, featuring appearances by Trent Reznor (NINE INCH NAILS), Jonathan Davis (KORN), Dave Navarro (JANE’S ADDICTION), Maynard James Keenan (TOOL) and many more.”

LE TIGRE: ON TOUR (USA) - Chicago Premiere!
Shot over the course of their final tour, Le Tigre: On Tour, follows the band’s decade-long history.

THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF JOSE GONZALES (Sweden) - US Premiere!
A documentary that showcases the life of Swedish folkie Jose Gonzales.

ALL NATURAL (USA) - World Premiere!
Short film about the Chicago hip-hop legends by Chicago filmmaker Dan Mihail, with a performance by All Natural and DJ Rude One.

WE JAM ECONO: THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN (USA) - Chicago Premiere!
A documentary about the influential 1980s punk rock band Minutemen. Followed by Q&A and a live performance by Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The Stooges), April 15 at Schubas.

HIGH ON HOPE (UK) - Chicago Premiere!
A documentary about raves that gave birth to acid house music.

SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL (Canada) - US Premiere!
Musical about prolific scorer and pacifist who has difficulty adjusting to the rougher side of the sport. Opening film of the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

UPSIDE DOWN: THE CREATION RECORDS STORY (UK) - US Premiere!
Documentary about the record label that gave us The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, and Oasis.

EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE (USA) - Chicago Premiere!
Documentary about African-American funk/metal band who never achieved the fame their fans (such as Gwen Stefani, George Clinton, Flea, and Tim Robbins, interviewed in the film) thought they deserved.

DREAM FACTORY (South Korea) - US Premiere!
Documentary about poor working conditions and strike at the South Korean factory that manufactures low-priced guitars for most of the world’s leading brands, including Fender and Apollo. With Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Serj Tankian (System of a Down), and Wayne Kramer (MC5). US premiere.

BLAZE FOLEY: DUCT TAPE MESSIAH (USA) - Chicago Premiere!
Documentary about Blaze Foley, an Austin musician whose life was a country song: Born in a tree house, killed in a friend’s living room and ejected from his own funeral, is now a bona fide country music legend whose songs are covered by Merle Haggard, John Prine, Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett.

ARIAS WITH A TWIST (USA) - Chicago Premiere!
Documentary about collaboration between master puppeteer Basil Twist and master drag performer Joey Arias.