A Life In Waves

Brunswick Music Festival x BPH, the finest music documentaries presented during the start of March. Come have a dance in the cinema and out with DJ Nicole Skeltys (Biftek, Artificial) playing in the foyer. Five Grammy nominations, ad jingles you grew up with and the first female composer of a major Hollywood film – meet Suzanne Ciani, one of the most innovative electronic artists of our times. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Suzanne Ciani has distinguished herself as one of electronic music's true pioneers. A woman who made the legendary Buchla synthesiser her own, she forwent the harsh drones of her contemporaries for sounds that fizzed and flowed, drawing out the otherworldly possibilities of analog music. She created the Coca-Cola bubble sound, worked with Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released more than a dozen critically acclaimed records and has influenced a whole generation of musicians – and yet never found the fame of her male peers. Filmmaker Brett Whitcomb's nostalgic and joyous A Life in Waves lets the still incredibly active Ciani tell her own story, from her earliest experiments through to her multi-million-dollar advertising campaigns, trendsetting record label and adventures in the 1970s New York electronic scene. Through it all emerges a portrait of a woman who carved her own path through a male-dominated world, believing in a unique artistic vision and fighting for the success she deserved. Brunswick Picture House are excited to present a series of awesome music docs that demand to be seen on a big screen with great sound! See two of the greatest concert films of all time, STOP MAKING SENSE (with DJ Woody McDonald) and SUMMER OF SOUL (with Emma Peel setting the scene on the decks before and after the film.) Also on screen is the fascinating documentary on electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani in A LIFE IN WAVES with Artificial’s Nicole Skeltys and Beautiful Dark’s Dylan taking you on a retro-electro journey before the film. Plus, the new film on Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits), LIFE IN ONE CHORD will be preceded with tunes from Tristan Harris (RRR’s Golden Age of Piracy). One great music documentary every day from Sunday March 1st to Wednesday March 4th. Details via BMF website and www.brunswickpicturehouse.com.auMusic DocumentryPT1H14MCTC2026-03-04
Brett Whitcomb
A Life In Waves"A Life In Waves"

Showtimes

March 4, 6:10 pm

Brunswick Picture House