our friend Aris at SnagFilms, a New York-based film distributor, is promoting
another film, a provocative and gripping film about music, power and the human
element in all of us.
Today, for the 5th emailer to this email address (rbenson30@wi.rr.com) with the words "Let Fury Have The Hour Contest" in the subject line will win a free download of the film. Limit one email entrant per email address please! Winner will be announced as soon as possible!
Rough, raw and
unapologetically inspirational, LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a charged journey into
the heart of the creative counter-culture in 2012. In a time of global
challenges, big questions and by-the-numbers politics, this upbeat, outspoken
film tracks the story of the artists, writers, thinkers and musicians who have
gone underground to re-imagine the world – honing in on equality, community and
engaged creativity – in exuberantly paradigm-busting
ways.
Writer/director Antonino D’Ambrosio unites 50 powerful, of-the-moment voices –from street artist Shepard Fairey to rapper Chuck D to playwright Eve Ensler to musicians Tom Morello and Billy Bragg to novelist Edwidge Danticat to filmmaker John Sayles to comic Lewis Black – who share personal and powerful tales of how they transformed anger and angst into provocative art and ideas. Mix-mastered with historical footage, animation and performances, D’Ambrosio presents a visceral portrait of a generation looking to re-jigger a system that has failed to address the most pressing problems of our times . . . or human potential.
The story begins in the 1980s with the rise of Reagan and Thatcher — and a cultural shift towards fierce individualism and rampant consumerism. Coming of age in a world seemingly gone mad or at least gone shopping, some kids started searching for something more authentic. This was the start of a renegade movement D’Ambrosio calls “creative-response.” It was a hybrid, haphazard collective of skateboarders, punk rockers, rappers, street poets, feminists and graffitists whose reaction to this brave new world was not to turn away, but to turn up the volume and have their say.
Now that generation is coming to the fore, sparking a global movement focused not just on pushing the boundaries with guitars, paint, dance, storytelling, graphics and subcultural style – but on coming together around real reasons for hope.
Set to a stirring soundtrack from the film’s artists – including Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, Billy Bragg, Gogol Bordello, MC5, DJ Spooky and Sean Hayes – LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a fast and furious trip into the grass roots of art and activism, 21st Century style. The film is written and directed by author and visual artist Antonino D’Ambrosio in his feature debut. The producers are D’Ambrosio and James L. Reid and the executive producers are Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Rob McKay, Mark Urman and Chaz Zelus. The film features original music from composer and MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer. A CAVU Pictures release.
Reviews, Interviews & Stories about LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR:
“Exuberant… a thoughtful and entertaining debut film” - Adam Schartoff, The New York Times
“Rousing… You’ll leave the theater wanting to create something LOUD.” - Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
“A thrillingly articulate wallop of ’80s-era rage… refreshing” - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
“Let Fury Have the Hour is a cinematic movement, not just a film.” - E. Nina Rothe, Huffington Post
“Explosive blend of vision and expression” - Indiewire
Watch the trailer HERE
Today, for the 5th emailer to this email address (rbenson30@wi.rr.com) with the words "Let Fury Have The Hour Contest" in the subject line will win a free download of the film. Limit one email entrant per email address please! Winner will be announced as soon as possible!
LET FURY HAVE
THE HOUR
“Let fury have the hour/
Anger can be power/
Do you know that you can use it?”
– “The Clampdown,” The Clash
“Let fury have the hour/
Anger can be power/
Do you know that you can use it?”
– “The Clampdown,” The Clash
Writer/director Antonino D’Ambrosio unites 50 powerful, of-the-moment voices –from street artist Shepard Fairey to rapper Chuck D to playwright Eve Ensler to musicians Tom Morello and Billy Bragg to novelist Edwidge Danticat to filmmaker John Sayles to comic Lewis Black – who share personal and powerful tales of how they transformed anger and angst into provocative art and ideas. Mix-mastered with historical footage, animation and performances, D’Ambrosio presents a visceral portrait of a generation looking to re-jigger a system that has failed to address the most pressing problems of our times . . . or human potential.
The story begins in the 1980s with the rise of Reagan and Thatcher — and a cultural shift towards fierce individualism and rampant consumerism. Coming of age in a world seemingly gone mad or at least gone shopping, some kids started searching for something more authentic. This was the start of a renegade movement D’Ambrosio calls “creative-response.” It was a hybrid, haphazard collective of skateboarders, punk rockers, rappers, street poets, feminists and graffitists whose reaction to this brave new world was not to turn away, but to turn up the volume and have their say.
Now that generation is coming to the fore, sparking a global movement focused not just on pushing the boundaries with guitars, paint, dance, storytelling, graphics and subcultural style – but on coming together around real reasons for hope.
Set to a stirring soundtrack from the film’s artists – including Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, Billy Bragg, Gogol Bordello, MC5, DJ Spooky and Sean Hayes – LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a fast and furious trip into the grass roots of art and activism, 21st Century style. The film is written and directed by author and visual artist Antonino D’Ambrosio in his feature debut. The producers are D’Ambrosio and James L. Reid and the executive producers are Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Rob McKay, Mark Urman and Chaz Zelus. The film features original music from composer and MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer. A CAVU Pictures release.
Reviews, Interviews & Stories about LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR:
“Exuberant… a thoughtful and entertaining debut film” - Adam Schartoff, The New York Times
“Rousing… You’ll leave the theater wanting to create something LOUD.” - Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
“A thrillingly articulate wallop of ’80s-era rage… refreshing” - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
“Let Fury Have the Hour is a cinematic movement, not just a film.” - E. Nina Rothe, Huffington Post
“Explosive blend of vision and expression” - Indiewire
Watch the trailer HERE
