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Noise Pop“Let fury have the hour – anger can be power – Do you know how you can use it ?” The Clash
Rough, raw and unapologetically inspirational, LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a charged journey into the heart of the creative counter-culture. In a time of global challenges, big questions and by-the-numbers politics, this upbeat, outspoken film tracks the story of the artists, writers, thinkers and musicians who have gone underground to re-imagine the world – honing in on equality, community and engaged creativity – in exuberantly paradigm-busting ways.
Writer/filmmaker/visual artist Antonino D’Ambrosio unites 50 powerful, of-the-moment voices –from iconic street artist Shepard Fairey to rapper Chuck D to playwright Eve Ensler to musicians Sean Hayes, Tom Morello and Billy Bragg to novelist Edwidge Danticat to filmmaker John Sayles to comic Lewis Black – who share personal and powerful tales of how they transformed anger and angst into provocative art and ideas. Mix-mastered with historical footage, animation and performances, D’Ambrosio presents a visceral portrait of a generation looking to re-jigger a system that has failed to address the most pressing problems of our times . . . or human potential.
Antonino on creative response: ” A person engaged in creative-response is someone who can invent a powerful new idea – whether a melody, a poem, a political idea — that changes how we think about and see the world. Moreover, creative-response is less a counter-narrative or alternative view, than it is a more accurate telling of our problems and how to respond—in an impactful, meaningful way—to those issues.” Directed by Antonino D’Ambrosio TRT 108 min.
Q&A with director Antonino D’Ambrosio after the screenig
* Be sure to catch Antonino D’Ambrosio interviewed by Shepard Fairey + special live music guest Sean Hayes in WE OWN THE FUTURE: HOW CREATIVE RESPONSE TRANSFORMS OUR WORLD
On March 7, 2003,at Artists Television Access, the players of the See Monkey Sea Mask and Puppet Show did the last full show of their two-month, thirty-show tour of the USA. On March 7, 2013 there will be a show that commemorates that fateful day with an evening of entertainment featuring music by Hazy Loper, Shotwell Coho, performances by Jessie Roadkill and the Brothers Drum, and an unprecedented screening of video from the See Monkey Sea Mask and Puppet Show’s 2004 China Street Performance Tour!