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Shown in 2015
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Kronos Quartet Beyond Zero: 1914-1918,
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For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet has enthralled audiences and expanded the range of what one might expect from a string quartet. Recognized the world over for their innovation and virtuosity, Kronos has long made collaborations a vital aspect of their process. In their newest such project, they turn to master experimental filmmaker and multiple SFIFF Golden Gate Award winner Bill Morrison (Decasia SFIFF 2002, Re:Awakenings 2014). Sourcing original 35mm nitrate footage, Morrison has pieced together a unique visual exploration of World War I from footage that has never been viewed by modern audiences. The haunting score Kronos will perform was conceived by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov. Using antiwar writings, music and art created just after World War I as inspiration, Vrebalov constructed a score that speaks to the darkness, anxiety and hopes of the time. Following their performance, Kronos Quartet will discuss the commission and development of this program. —Sean Uyehara
FACTOID #61
The first repertory film screened at Festival was The Bluebird (1940), based on Maurice Maeterlinck’s play, showed October 23, 1965, with Shirley Temple Black in person to discuss her role in the film.
