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St. Petersburg, FL - Life, I Love You, you could call it.
Cut from the same collaborative cloth of innovative films New York, I Love You and Paris, je t’aime, it’s the human experience that’s highlighted in the ambitious new film and music project, It’s All So Beautiful, It’s All So Strange, announced today by Far and Away Records recording artist Ryan Powers Boyle.
Based on the music from Boyle’s upcoming self-titled album (July 20, 2010 - Far and Away Records), It’s All So Beautiful, It’s All So Strange will feature a collection of short animated and live-action films by 10 filmmakers from around the world. Shown together, the films will tell the story of a man living through 10 chapters of life, or through 10 unique yet interrelated lives, depending on the viewer’s perspective.
“As far as I can tell, this kind of project has never been attempted before,” said Boyle. “Pink Floyd did The Wall, the Qatsi Trilogy blended film and music in a very abstract
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way, and plenty of bands have made videos for their songs, but to tell a single musical narrative through the eyes of 11 unique perspectives -- 10 filmmakers plus myself -- I’d like to think this is a first.”
Though spearheaded by Boyle, the Florida native is just 1/11th of a diverse group of collaborators. Contributing filmmakers include Qian Shi (China), Lilian Chan (Hong Kong), Panagiota Chaidogiannou (Greece), Will Donovan (Boston, MA), Wes Pratt and Chris Giuffre (Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida), Jens Toivakainen (Finland), Emily Bailey (UK), Yilu Zhang with Co Lab Studios (China and Savannah, GA), Sidney Manuel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), and Joseph Winchester (Austin, TX).
“The vastly different cultural perspectives at work here are really going to make this something special,” Boyle continued. “Coupled with the music -- arguably a universal language -- this project will be one of the most broadly realized works I’ve ever been a part of.”
In addition to international release, It’s All So Beautiful, It’s All So Strange will be shown as part of Boyle’s live concerts in a US tour slated to begin this summer.
It’s All So Beautiful, It’s All So Strange will be released September 2010.
For more information or booking inquiries, please contact Katie May at (727) 710-9742, or katie.may@farandawayrecords.com.
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Qian Shi is an award-winning animator living in London. Orginally from China, Qian has also lived and worked in Norway and Denmark.
www.redtea.me.uk/
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Panagiota Chaidogiannou is a freelance illustrator and animator from Greece. Currently in London, Panagiota is also an accomplished painter.
www.panimagine.blogspot.com/
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Wes Pratt is a Director of Photography and noted music video director based in Tampa, Florida. Chris Giuffre is a producer, director, and artist from St. Petersburg, Florida.
www.wespratt.com/
www.artefactfilms.net/
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Jens Toivakainen's unique style of live-action film mixed with animation has been featured on Finland's national television channel, YLE. Jens currently lives in London, where he is finishing his book/animation project, "Maurice-the grain of dust."
www.jenstoivakainen.com/
www.vimeo.com/user2699577
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North Londoner Emily Bailey is a practicing artist and filmmaker creating video installations for galleries and video design for theater companies. She also teaches at a college, educating students to use video as part of their studies.
www.emilybailey.co.uk/
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Sidney Manuel was a computer technician until 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck his home in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. Sidney's struggle for survival in the attic of his house in the days following the storm inspired him to fulfill his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Sidney is a film editor, director, and screenwriter in South Florida.
www.vimeo.com/sidneymanuel
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Joseph Winchester is a time-based artist working in film, video, photography and sound. He lives in Austin, Texas.
www.sixlinefilms.com
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