Event overview
Hanoi Eclipse: The Music of Dai Lam Linh (2010), Directed by Barley Norton. The screening will be presented by the director.
The documentary follows the challenges faced by the groundbreaking and controversial Vietnamese band Dai Lam Linh, while rehearsing and performing in their hometown of Hanoi. It shows how the band came together to create a unique form of popular music, which is both international in outlook and rooted in Vietnamese traditions and aesthetics. Followed by scandal at every turn for their experimental sound and their use of sexually explicit lyrics, the band have dared to flout taboos and fight for their creative freedom. Shunned by state-run organizations and disliked by the Vietnamese censors, the band were only able to record their debut album because of support from the Centre Culturel Français de Hanoi. Dai Lam Linh's story of creative, political and financial struggle reveals what it is like to be a contemporary musician in a one-party state where cultural expression is tightly controlled.
"Barley Norton ... is to be highly commended for his wonderful work with the storyline, filming, interviewing and recording, and everything else it took to make this highly successful production. It is a very impressive musical journey, at times scary, noisy, funny, touching, thought-provoking, and always challenging, yet emotionally rewarding ... This is truly a remarkable documentary film, and I highly recommend it ... It is a film that all university music programmes should own, and that all music students should be required to see." Dale Olsen, Yearbook for Traditional Music
""Beautifully filmed, this is an important document not just about Dai Lam Linh's struggle to make the music they want to make, but also about the act of making art in Vietnam today. Since there are so few documentaries on contemporary culture in Vietnam, Norton is to be congratulated for opening a window into an intriguing musical culture", Songlines, The World Music Magazine.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 1 Mar 2011 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm | |
| 21 Feb 2012 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
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