The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will host its first-ever LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival, August 8th-10th. The festival will be held at LIMEHOF’s Stony Brook location (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) and will begin at 11 a.m. and runs into the evening each day. Check this web page for the full schedule and ticket details. https://www.limusichalloffame.org/limehof-music-documentary-film-festival-2/
The festival will feature twenty-four feature length and short music documentary films from around the world. The roster, curated by the festival’s Executive Director Tom Needham and Artistic Director Wendy Feinberg, includes a blend of films. The lineup includes a wide range of music genres, including classical, hip-hop, rock, jazz, ska, blues and folk, among others. Also scheduled are films about the music industry, a pirate radio station, and even break dancing.
There will be filmmaker Q&A panels, opening and closing night parties, and expected LIVE musical performances by Billy J Kramer, Guggenheim Grotto’s Mick Lynch, Public Enemy’s DJ Johnny Juice, Naked Blue , Brady Rymer, Jennifer Silecchia-Hackett, Sandra Taylor, and Mega Infinity to name a few.
Day 1 will screen:
Chrysalis Orchestra: Layla- Short | United States
Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity- Feature | Canada, Germany, Poland, US
Fighting Gravity- Short | United States
40 Watts From Nowhere- Feature | United States
Coming Home: The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland- Short | US, Ireland
Building the Beatles- Feature | United States, United Kingdom
My Back Pages- Short | United States
Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary- Feature | United States
Fugazi’s Last Stop in Wisconsin- Short | United States
Born To Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf- Feature | Canada
Day 1 highlights include:
One of the opening day’s short films is Coming Home: The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland. Director and actor Will Chase, Deborah Lopez (producer) and singer Ingrid Michaelson (producer) are expected to attend. This Q&A is expected to be followed by a LIVE music performance by Mick Lynch.
Another of the opening day’s films is Building the Beatles. A Q&A following the screening with co-director John Rose is expected, as is a live music performance by British pop star Billy J. Kramer.
The opening night spotlight film will be Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary: The Song That Changed Our Lives, celebrating LIMEHOF inductee Harry Chapin, legendary Long Island musician, philanthropist, and founder of Long Island Cares. Film producer S.A. Baron, LI Cares’ Paule Pachter and Mike Grayeb, Executive Director of the Harry Chapin Foundation are expected to participate in a Q&A discussion. There will be a live music tribute of Chapin’s music.
40 Watts from Nowhere director Sue Carpenter and editor Amanda Laws are expected to attend.
