Revolve Film and Music Festival

Thanks to all who attended Revolve08, August 6-10. The festival was a great success, especially our Friday night rock show featuring Pylon and Gravel Truck. Revolve also thanks visiting filmmakers, musicians, and of course our sponsors and fantastic team of volunteers. Listen to the Revolve Theme Song! (MP3)

The Revolve08 Golden Arrow Audience Award goes to JACK TAYLOR OF BEVERLY HILLS.

Revolve Photo Album! Check out photos taken at the August festival.

Click on a title for more information about that film.
Program notes are written by Shalini Chatterjee (SC), Mitch Easter (ME), Amanda Philemon (AP), Faye Hunter (FH), Sue Trowbridge (ST) and Ghost Wakefield (GW). All screenings will be held at the Drama Workshop, Salem Fine Arts Center.

Wednesday, August 6: Opening Night

EXPIRATION DATE - North Carolina Premiere!
Rick Stevenson
USA, 2006, 94 min.
7 PM
Ticket price includes reception afterward at the Garage with complimentary hors d'oeuvres.

Thursday, August 7

FEET UNBOUND - North American Premiere!
Khee-Jin Ng
Australia, 2007, 87 min.
11 AM

RACHEL: A PERFECT LIFE - North Carolina Premiere!
Fiona Cochrane
Australia, 2007, 90 min.
2 PM

OUT OF OUR MINDS ANIMATION STUDIOS PRESENTS: THE MAKING OF "THE MAGISTICAL"
John Cernak and Danny Oakley
USA, 2008
4 PM
FREE screening!

Reception at Revolve HQ
5 PM

TASMANIAN DEVIL: THE FAST AND FURIOUS LIFE OF ERROL FLYNN - North American Premiere!
Simon Nasht
Australia, 2007, 60 min.
7 PM

4
Tim Slade
Australia/USA/Japan/Finland, 2007, 88 min.
playing with
ZIGGY'S FAN - North American Premiere!
Gerard Cogley
Australia, 2001, 4 min.
8:30 PM

Friday, August 8

STRANGE CULTURE
Lynn Hershman Leeson
USA, 2007, 75 min.
playing with
MAP OF THE UNDERGROUND (MAR YR UNDERGROUND) - North Carolina Premiere!
Hywel Griffith
Wales, UK, 2005, 4 min.
11 AM

ACROSS THE PLATEAU
Zhang Zeming and Paul Liu
Australia/China, 2007, 95 min.
2 PM

PUTTING THE RIVER IN REVERSE - Triad Premiere!
Matthew Buzzell
USA, 2006, 32 min.
4 PM
Post screening Q & A with filmmaker Matthew Buzzell
FREE screening!

TRIANGLE FILMMAKERS PROGRAM
Featuring Nic Beery (Carrboro) and Todd Tinkham (Chapel Hill)
Nic Beery will screen his short VERONICA ALWAYS, and Todd Tinkham will screen his shorts WHAT THE FROCK?! and 4 MINUTES ON AN ABANDONED BRIDGE. Also in attendance: Jeffrey Moore, writer and star of "What the Frock?!"
7:30 PM
FREE screening!

SPECIAL MUSICAL EVENT: NEW WAVE NIGHT!
The legendary band PYLON from Athens, GA, will be playing at the Wherehouse, 211 East Third St., in Winston-Salem.
Opening will be GRAVEL TRUCK, featuring local celebrity producer Mitch Easter playing songs of his beloved '80s band Let's Active with a special line-up of musicians.
Tickets: $10 at the door; cash only at club day of show... like the 80s.
9:30 PM

Saturday, August 9

JACK TAYLOR OF BEVERLY HILLS - North Carolina Premiere!
Cecile Leroy Beaulieu
USA, 2007, 52 min.
playing with
THE UNGONE
Simon Bovey
United Kingdom, 2006, 9 min.
11 AM

GREAT WORLD OF SOUND
Craig Zobel
USA, 2007, 106 min.
2 PM

MONKS: THE TRANSATLANTIC FEEDBACK - North Carolina Premiere!
Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios
Germany/USA/Spain, 2006, 100 min.
4:30 PM

TELL ME DO YOU MISS ME: A FILM ABOUT LUNA - North Carolina Premiere!
Matthew Buzzell
USA, 2006, 102 min.
8 PM
Director Matthew Buzzell and ex-Luna guitarist Sean Eden will be present and will conduct a post screening Q & A.
Filmmaker Reception immediately following at Meridian Restaurant, 411 S. Marshall St., Winston-Salem. Socializing, drink specials and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.

Sunday, August 10

STRANGE CULTURE
Lynn Hershman Leeson
USA, 2007, 75 min.
playing with
MAP OF THE UNDERGROUND (MAR YR UNDERGROUND) - North Carolina Premiere!
Hywel Griffith
Wales, UK, 2005, 4 min.
11 AM

TALES OF THE RAT FINK
Ron Mann
USA, 2006, 76 min.
1 PM

4
Tim Slade
Australia/USA/Japan/Finland, 2007, 88 min.
playing with
ZIGGY'S FAN - North American Premiere!
Gerard Cogley
Australia, 2001, 4 min.
2:30 PM

HOME SONG STORIES - North Carolina Premiere!
Tony Ayres
Australia, 2007, 103 min.
4 PM

Summer Sparkle Closing Party at Revolve HQ
6 PM