{"id":712,"date":"2024-05-03T17:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2024\/2024\/05\/03\/the-ephemeral-cinema-of-sam-green-festival-comes-to-lincoln-center-in-nyc-this-june\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T17:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:46:00","slug":"the-ephemeral-cinema-of-sam-green-festival-comes-to-lincoln-center-in-nyc-this-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2024\/2024\/05\/03\/the-ephemeral-cinema-of-sam-green-festival-comes-to-lincoln-center-in-nyc-this-june\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green Festival Comes to Lincoln Center in NYC this June"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lincoln Center<\/a> in NYC has announced The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green Festival as a part of their Summer for the City series. The festival lasts three days from June 13 to 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sam Green, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, brings three masterpieces to the festival: 32 Sounds, A Thousand Thoughts, and The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller. The festival interweaves film and performance, with live narration from Green and live music from JD Samson, Kronos Quartet<\/a>, and Yo La Tengo. The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green takes place at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival kicks off with the immersive documentary 32 Sounds <\/em>(2022) on June 13 at 7:30pm. Headphones are provided for all audience members to experience the dynamic, dimension-expanding binaural sound mix. A Thousand Thoughts <\/em>(2018), written and directed by Green and Joe Bini, marks the last-ever performance of the film in New York City on June 15 at 8pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller <\/em>(2012) takes place June 16 at 7:30pm. Green explores the 20th century futurist, architect, engineer, and inventor\u2019s utopian vision of radical social change through a design revolution. This collaboration with legendary indie band Yo La Tengo, originally commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u2019s Design and Architecture Department, concludes the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Green’s most recent projects are \u201clive documentaries\u201d that explore the depths of social, societal, and natural phenomena. All of Sam Green’s works are performed live, with Green narrating and musicians performing the soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JD Samson is best known as leader of the band MEN and for being one-third of the electronic-feminist-punk band and performance project, Le Tigre. JD\u2019s career as a visual artist, musician, producer and DJ has landed her at the intersection of music, art, activism, and fashion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yo La Tengo’s uninterrupted 40-years-and-counting career is unparalleled in its creative breadth and refusal to rest on laurels. The band has released more than a dozen full-length albums and composed soundtracks for a number of films. These include Adventureland, Old Joy<\/em> and Shortbus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets to all three nights are available through Lincoln Center\u2019s Choose-What-You-Pay ticketing model, starting at $5. To purchase tickets and for more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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