Sound Unseen 2021 announces Material Issue members Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko appearing at Minneapolis screening of OUT OF TIME: THE MATERIAL ISSUE STORY
The Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival (October 27-29 in Austin, November 10-14 in Minneapolis) announced a special appearance by Material Issue members Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko at the screening of Balin Schneider’s documentary OUT OF TIME: THE MATERIAL ISSUE STORY. Also announced were this year’s films slated for competition as well as the lineup of jurors for the film festival.
The world premiere screening of OUT OF TIME: THE MATERIAL ISSUE STORY on Sunday, November 14 at the Parkway Theater, will now include Ansani and Zelenko, who will join Schneider and music supervisor Glen Phillips for a post screening Q&A moderated by The Current’s Program Director, Jim McGuinn.
Sound Unseen Festival Director Jim Brunzell, said, “When planning a festival lineup, sometimes small miracles appear at the last minute and having the opportunity to debut a film about a band that was personal to us like OUT OF TIME: THE MATERIAL ISSUE STORY was just that. Material Issue was a band I listened to in my teenage years, and this event celebrates two events: the world premiere screening of their film, and a celebration of their 30th anniversary debut studio album “International Pop Overview” which put them on the rock music map forever. To have Balin, Ted, and Mike attend the world premiere is just amazing and we’re incredibly honored and thrilled to be the film festival first out if the gate to celebrate their legacy in this way.”
This year’s films selected to be in competition include; Emily Branham’s BEING BEBE, Philipp Reichenheim’s FREAKSCENE: THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR, T.J. Parsell ‘s INVISIBLE, Brian Bieber’s I REALLY GET INTO IT: THE UNDERAGE ARCHITECTS OF SIOUX FALLS PUNK, Harri Shanahan and Siân A. Williams’ REBEL DYKES, Henry Mortensen’s SKATING POLLY: UGLY POP, and Scott Homan’s WITNESS UNDERGROUND.
2021 Sound Unseen Jurors include:
Kimberley Browning (Festival Director Hollywood Shorts, Short Film Programmer Tribeca Film Festival)
Taryn Gould (Editor/Filmmaker, ALL I CAN SAY, TINA)
Matt Grady (Founder, Factory 25)
Melissa Haizlip (Director, MR. SOUL)
Amy Rahja (Director, Booking, Marketing & Sales Target Center)
Sponsors for this year’s festival include, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Moxy Minneapolis Uptown hotel, Extreme Noise Records and community partners include Walker Art Center, The Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis, FilmNorth, Austin Asian American Film Festival, OUTsider, KUTX 98.9, Austin Film Society, Trylon Cinema, Bryant Lake Bowl, The Parkway Theater, The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge, The Women’s Club of Minneapolis, Racket and Uptown VFW.
For more information about Sound Unseen, as well as how to purchase virtual passes and tickets, go to: http://www.soundunseen.com.
