This very special event not only celebrates the incredible composer Brian Eno, but is also the world’s first generative documentary, meaning every screening is unique. How very Eno!

Brian Eno has been at the forefront of musical creativity, technology, and artistic innovation. The hugely influential British musician, producer, activist, visual artist and self-described “sonic landscaper” began his career as an original member of the legendary Roxy Music in the early 1970s and later pioneered the genre of ambient music with his 1978 album Ambient 1: Music for Airports.

As a producer, Brian Eno has helped define and reinvent the sound of some of the most important artists in music, including David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, Coldplay, and dozens of others. He also composed what may be the most heard piece of music in the world: the startup sound for Microsoft Windows. Undeniably, Eno has changed the way modern music is made.

Rich with access to hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music, Gary Hustwit’s hugely unique and fascinating documentary ENO, employs groundbreaking technology to accomplish something that’s never been done before: a feature film that’s never the same twice.

Hustwit and creative technologist Brendan Dawes have developed bespoke generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit’s original interviews with Eno, and Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live. The generative and infinitely iterative quality of Eno poetically resonates with the artist’s own creative practice, his methods of using technology to compose music, and his endless deep dive into the mercurial essence of creativity.

Please note, both screenings on OCT 8 will be the same version. Both OCT 10 shows will be the same version but different from the 8th show. (The films on the 8th and 10th are different from each other, but repeat on the same day.) Help me Brian!

Rating

CTC

Duration

100 MINS