In Flood Tide, A group of artists and musicians living in a small, post-industrial town chase jobs, struggle with bills, and use art and music to build their own small world. When their friend Maya dies, they set out on an extraordinary voyage, unknowingly accompanied by her ghostly presence. And while they drift past empty new condo developments, explore crumbling castles, and swim in iridescent quarries, Maya narrates a parallel story about a strange and meandering river that flows both ways.
The film will be preceded by a program of shorts by director Todd Chandler and accompanied by a live score by Chandler and Marshall LaCount (Dark Dark Dark, XXXPRSNXXX).
Flood Tide is a collaboration with the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, a project dreamed up by the artist Swoon and built by a group of artists and performers who floated seven large sculptures down the Hudson River. The film interweaves documentation of this journey with layers of fiction, mythology, and oral history to create a film that both documents and re-imagines the real-life project.
Music is an integral part of Flood Tide, both on screen and off. The film features an original score by the band Dark Dark Dark and includes several onscreen performances by the band, as well as a special performance by renowned experimental musician Pauline Oliveros.
Flood Tide
Music, drama – NR – 90 min – Tickets $12 – Get tickets online
One screening only – Sunday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m.
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