BFK | WALT DISNEYS TIDLIGE EVENTYR / Live: Kjetil Schjander Luhr & Kristin Bolstad
The Children's Film Society presents six short silent films from the early days of Disney - with live music and foley sounds from Kjetil Schjander Luhr and Kristin Bolstad.
We know Walt Disney as the creator of classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Jungle Book, but his career began somewhat differently. During the 1920s, a young Walt Disney produced more than ninety short silent films. These works established him as a pioneer in the American animation industry, where he continually experimented with storytelling, character development, and new animation techniques. During this year’s Silent Film Days, we are screening six of these works from Disney’s early career, featuring films from the Alice Comedies, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Mickey Mouse series.
The Films
- Alice's Wonderland (1923)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Oh What a Knight (1928)
- Alice Comedies - Alice Gets in Dutch (1924)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Tall Timbre (1928)
- Mikke Mus - Plane Crazy (1928)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Empty socks (1927)
The program has a total running time of 45 mins.
The Music
Kristin Bolstad (b. 1981) is a composer, singer, and sound artist with a broad and versatile field of work. Using voice, effects, and a range of unconventional instruments and objects, she brings the silent films she accompanies to life. In addition to creating music, sound effects, and live foley for silent films, Kristin also works with commissioned pieces and site-specific music projects. She performs with the vocal quintet Stemmeklang and a number of other ensembles and constellations. Kristin recently released the album Gje meg fred, which explores the borderland between contemporary art music, jazz, alternative pop, and singer-songwriter traditions.
Kjetil Schjander Luhr is a Norwegian composer, pianist and sound designer. In addition to working on film, television and he’s been a regular silent film musician at the Cinematheque in Oslo since 2001. At the hands of Luhr films are revamped with a fresh musical expression that includes the grand clichés of the 1920s as well as inspiring takes on styles and techniques from modern film history. In his musical universe the film’s storytelling and premise are always in focus, and the goal is to have the live soundtrack make you forget that the film was ever silent!
Tickets
Members of the Children's Film Society (Tromsø Barnefilmklubb) have free admission to the screening, but most collect at ticket.
Otherwise standard ticket sales apply, and if you have a festival pass for Silent Film Days the screening is included, but remember to collect a free ticket.
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