One Night Only!
FREAKSCENE: THE STORY
OF DINOSAUR JR.
Tuesday, May 31st at 7:30 PM
REGULAR ADMISSION | Free for Young Film Fan Members!
Join us for a
one-night-only homage of one of the most influential bands on the American East
Coast, which inspired the rock scene - an emotional, tragically funny and
sometimes noisy roller-coaster ride by a dysfunctional family - Dinosaur Jr.
FREAKSCENE THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR. is a homage of one of
the most influential bands on the American East Coast, which inspired the rock
scene -- including Nirvana and Sonic Youth -- in the 1990s. Their style and
unmistakable sound, later referred as "Grunge", laid the foundation
for the entire "Slacker" culture of Generation X. It is also the
story of the eloquent and eccentric guitarist and bandleader J. Mascis, the
bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph and a band that insanely does not talk to
each other. Communication takes place exclusively through music. Philipp
Reichenheim nevertheless manages to make the closed and shy icons speak. An emotional,
tragically funny and sometimes noisy rollercoaster ride by a dysfunctional
family -- Dinosaur Jr. Through several decades, the film offers rare insights
into the crazy everyday life of the band and illuminates the inner workings of
a cult band from its beginnings in the 1980s and 90s to the present day. (2021, US/Germany, 82 min., NR | Dir. Philipp Virus)
