SIFF DocFest: Eno

USA | 2023 | 90 min. | Gary Hustwit

October 8, 2024

DocFest

Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno—known for producing David Bowie, U2, and Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums—reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that’s different every time it’s shown.

Screening will be preceded by short film Dumble: A Life Well Built (USA, 16 min, d. Ryan Cory).

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

"Most movies are made up of juxtapositions of scenes, carefully selected and designed by the editor. But “Eno,” directed by Gary Hustwit, turns that convention on its head."—Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times; Read more in the article about the 52 quintillion possible permutations of the film based on its generative technology.

Eno utilizes a first-of-its-kind generative software system developed by Hustwit and digital artist Brendan Dawes to combine new interviews with Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live. The generative and infinitely iterative quality of Eno poetically resonates with the artist’s own creative practice, his methods of using technology to compose music, and his endless deep dive into the mercurial essence of creativity.

  • Director: Gary Hustwit
  • Country: USA
  • Year: 2023
  • Running Time: 90 min.
  • Producer: Gary Hustwit, Jessica Edwards
  • Cinematographers: Mary Farbrother
  • Editors: Maya Tippett, Marley McDonald
  • Music: Brian Eno
  • Website: Official Film Website
  • Filmography: Urbanized (2011), Objectified (2009), Helvetica (2007)
  • Language: English
  • Format: DCP
  • International Sales: Submarine

Preceded by Short Film:

This film is preceded with a screening of the short Dumble: A Life Well Built

USA| 2024 | USA | 16 min. | Director Ryan Cory | World Premiere

For decades, the most-cherished piece of gear owned by Grammy-winner Ben Harper has held a secret. Watch as Ben tells the story...and sheds light on its maker, famed tube amp builder Howard Dumble.