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Press Release > Mesmerizing Black-and-White Music Documentary ‘The Swell Season’ Opens November 25 at San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema

Mesmerizing Black-and-White Music Documentary ‘The Swell Season’ Opens November 25 at San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema

Oct 24, 2011

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The Swell Season (USA/Czech Republic/Ireland 2011), a documentary that closely follows the further fortunes of the Oscar-winning couple from the indie hit Once, opens November 25 at the San Francisco Film Society’s new theatrical home, San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema (1746 Post Street).

After starring in the indie hit Once and winning an Oscar for Best Original Song, folk rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won over audiences and skyrocketed to fame. In love and riding a wave of popularity, they decided to go on tour. This subtle and mesmerizing black-and-white documentary bears witness to the band and the couple, from rousing musical numbers to quieter moments of intense soul-searching. Seamlessly blending these two elements, the film weaves an intelligent and poignant story of two people attempting to balance their private and public lives. Directed by Nick August-Perna, Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Chris Dapkins. Photography by Chris Dapkins, edited by Nick August-Perna. 91 min. Distributed by Seventh Art Releasing.

Watch the trailer here.

Showtimes Fri-Sun 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00; Mon-Thurs 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 pm

Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens November 21: online at sffs.org and in person at San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema.

To request screeners contact hilary@sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit: sffs.org/pressdownloads.

At San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema, the supremely stylish state-of-the art theater located in the ultra-contemporary New People building at 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan) in Japantown, the San Francisco Film Society offers its acclaimed exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events on a daily year-round basis. For complete up-to-date information on all SFFS | NPC programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org.

Upcoming San Francisco Film Society programs
October 24: Orbit(film)
 A program of short films dedicated to the awe and absurdity of the solar system and An Injury to One A documentary on the killing of union organizer Frank Little.
October 25: Behind the Story: Under Suspicion New collaborative series, with Center for Investigative Reporting, charts the development of a series of stories, interviews, videos and an animation that CIR produced which raise questions about the price Americans have paid for increased security since the 9/11 attacks.
October 27-November 2: French Cinema Now The weeklong annual Festival brings the most significant new work from international francophone cinema to discerning Bay Area audiences.
November 3-6: Cinema by the Bay New work produced in or about the San Francisco Bay Area provides a compelling window into Bay Area film culture and practice at its best.
November 10-13: San Francisco International Animation Festival A four-day celebration of the Bay Area’s preeminence as a hub for one of the most creative forms in cinema.
November 13-20: New Italian Cinema Fifteenth edition of popular festival includes work by prominent Italian directors, a tribute to Daniele Luchetti and eight features by up-and-coming directors.

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