Until The Light Takes Us

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  • Until The Light Takes Us

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  • BROOKLYN, New York, US
  • Last Login: 7/19/2009

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    "I was surprised by how full the theater was when I got there about ten minutes before showtime. Always nice to see that kind of support in the middle of the day, especially when you're talking about a documentary about the black metal movement in Norway, hardly the sort of marquee title that normally sells out at a festival... UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is my favorite kind of documentary, squarely focused on someone instead of something. It's not enough to just say that your film is about something as broadly defined as Norway's black metal scene. That's not a story. That's not compelling. It's a backdrop at best. Wisely, co-directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell chose to focus on a few particular players in the scene, using their stories to paint the larger picture. It's incredibly effective, and there's real control in the way they parcel out information at just the right moment for maximum effect." - Ain't It Cool News

    "As richly compelling and artfully shot as rock docs get, Until the Light Takes Us goes beyond charting black metal's underpinnings and the tabloid sensationalism of its fiery saga. Through smartly constructed reveals and blunt interviews that include many vulnerable moments, Ewell and Aites investigate the entanglement of art, terrorism, and the media that tried to define both." - LA Weekly (Critic's Pick)

    "I’d never heard of Norwegian black metal, which flourished in the early 1990s, but that didn’t prevent me from becoming engrossed in — and highly disturbed by — the bizarre, violent stories of some of the participants of that musical scene as presented in Until the Light Takes Us. There are murders...[spoiler removed]...suicides, rabid nationalism, anti-Judeo-Christian diatribes, anti-Americanism, church burnings, media sensationalism, faux satanism, and, in my view, the pervasive sensation that we live in a very, very sick world — one in which violence and hatred are perceived as not only valid but also as desirable manifestations of dissent." - Andre Soares, Alternative Film Guide

    "This documentary is an excellent piece of minimalist but effective storytelling, much like the music that inspired it. If you seek the simple truths hidden behind the headlines, this film will lead you to them." - The Left Hand Path

    This riveting documentary is not a music movie but a clear-sighted investigation into the murky subculture of Norwegian black metal music, whose history, though distorted and sensationalized by the press, is still pretty sensational even in the undistorted version, strewn with the ashes of torched churches and the blood of murder and suicide victims. As the filmmakers note, black metal “blurs the line between music, art, activism and terror...there’s really no other art or music or ideological movement like it.” Focusing on three figures--self-destructive pioneer Dead (of the group Mayhem), convicted murderer Varg Vikernes (of Burzum), and the relatively moderate Gylve Nagell (of Darkthrone)--UNTIL THE LIGHT draws a deeply, disturbingly ambivalent portrait of a contradictory movement that is too complex either to endorse or to dismiss. In English and Norwegian with English subtitles. - Blah+Blah+Blog
  • Music

  • Movies

    Chris Marker's Sans Soleil is beyond brilliant and is always an inspiration, Godard, it goes without saying, Contempt...Fellini (8 1/2), Antonioni (The Passenger!), Fassbinder (Beware of a Holy Whore), Kaurismaki (La Vie de Boheme), Gaspar Noe (Irreversible), Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, The Idiots), Wong Kar Wei (Happy Together), Samantha Morton (Morvern Callar) and what happened, why no more films...Easy Rider, Blade Runner, Battle Royale, Fulltime Killer, Straw Dogs, The Tenant, Sherman's March, Gimme Shelter, Weather Underground, American Movie, Alien, Last Tango in Paris, Away From Her (Sarah Polley's so amazing), David Lynch, Maya Deren... We also love sci fi in general and monster movies. We'd like to be making a sci-fi in ten years or so.
  • Television

    Battlestar Galactica, Entourage, Cracker, The Wire, Wire in the Blood, Dr. Who, Lost, Eureka, Twin Peaks, True Blood. Cowboy Bebop, TriGun, DEATH NOTE! Attack of the Show. Liked the old X-Play. Will sometimes watch Ninja Warrior marathons, but that takes a special kind of brain-dead.
  • Books

    Pynchon, DeLillo, Fitzgerald, Salinger, Gaitskill, Dick, Hunter S. Thompson, David Foster Wallace, Murakami, Chandler, Natsuo Kirin, I want Rachel Klein to write another book (please), and Simon Ford's Wreckers of Civilization is what all books about music movements or art scenes should aspire to. Also, we love video games. There should be a section for that.
  • Heroes

    Critical thinkers, artists, archeologists, theoretical scientists, animal protectors.

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For booking info and screening requests, or to join the mailing list, please write to untilfilm@gmail.com, with the appropriate heading. Join Our Mailing List!

Until the Light Takes Us is a feature length documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics and extreme ideologies. This is the first film to shed light on a movement that has been shrouded in darkness and rumor and further obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the "Black Circle"s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us is an intimate exploration of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world. The filmmakers spent a couple years in Norway getting to know the key players in the scene, and this is their story.

FEATURING GYLVE NAGELL, VARG VIKERNES, JAN AXEL BLOMBERG, KJETIL HARALDSTAD, OLVE EIKEMO, HARALD NÆVDAL, HARMONY KORINE, BJARNE MELGAARD, KRISTOFFER RYGG, AND BÅRD EITHUN. MUSIC BY BLACK DICE, BOARDS OF CANADA, BURZUM, DARKTHRONE, ENSLAVED, GORGOROTH, LESSER, MAYHEM, MUM, SUNN O))), THORNS, AND ULVER. The film, shot on 35 mm and dv, is directed and produced by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites.

CURRENT NEWS/SCREENINGS:

Chicago, July 25th, 8pm Directors in Attendance Gene Siskel Film Center www.siskelfilmcenter.org tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Until-the-Light-Takes-US-tickets/artist/1334792 Sponsored by Reckless Records

Boston, Aug 1st, 7:30 pm The Brattle Theater 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/movie_detail/090801.html

Houston, Aug 7th, 8:30 pm Domy Books http://www.domystore.com

Atlanta - Aug 13 Plaza Theater, 7:30 pm www.lefonttheaters.com Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/69162

Albuquerque, August 14 & 15, 10:30 pm Guild Cinema – 3405 Central Ave., NE www.guildcinema.com

Chapel Hill, August 20th 9:30 pm Nighlight Arts Space www.nightlightclub.com

Tucson, Aug 26, 8pm The Loft Cinema www.loftcinema.com

Philadelphia, Sept 2, 7:30 pm Ibrahim Theater at International House www.ihousephilly.org

London, Early October, Raindance Film Festival with special event
Kortrijk, Belgium, Buda Arts Centre/Arthouse October 9th www. budakortrijk.be with Special Event

Please let us know if you would be able to help promote any screenings. Please email untilfilm@gmail.com with your city/outlet in the subject line.

We are working on bringing the film to international cities.

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A Field Pictures Production
In Association with The Group Entertainment and Artists Public Domain
Until The Light Takes Us
Directed by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell Produced by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites
Executive Producers Tyler Brodie & Gill Holland Associate Producer Frederick Howard
Cinematography by Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen and Audrey Ewell
Additional camera by Ellen Lande, John Harlow and Aaron Aites
35mm cinematography by Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen and Calle Borresen
Sound by John Harlow, Oyvind Rydland, Robin Coulthard and Kjetil Hoidal
Edited by Andrew Ford Co-Edited by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites Michael Dimmit and Ulysses Guidotti
Worldwide Sales by Stephen Oxman for Film Sales Company
copyright 2009 Until the Light Productions, LLC

Comments

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  • Jul 16 2009 3:41 AM

    Getting my tickets for Saturday after work tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing what you have in store!
  • Jul 15 2009 6:10 PM

    Hey!;) thanx for the add!;) Looking forward to it!;)
  • Jul 14 2009 5:27 PM

    Myspace doesn't send me your messages. Weird. Cheers mates! Can't wait to see this
  • Jul 14 2009 1:02 AM

    Hell yeh its gonna be killer
  • Jul 13 2009 8:25 PM

    Saw it in San Francisco on the 10th -- great work!! The cinematography was amazing and it was nice to hear firsthand accounts from the musicians themselves about the black metal scene instead of from unreliable secondhand sources like 'Lords of Chaos'.
  • Jul 13 2009 1:40 AM

    Thanks for the add.
    Gonna try 2 make it 2 the Chicago showing,CHEERS!
  • Jul 11 2009 10:18 PM

    thank you for the add.
    can't wait to watch the documentary
  • Jul 3 2009 7:55 PM

    I am now recording for a new set of releases called the "Persona Series". These cassettes will be commissioned works (not by content, but by payment) for individuals. If John Smith in London, England wants his own Zebulon Kosted album, I will make a 45 minute album (one side of a 90 minute tape), 2 hand drawn mini posters, I will name the album after him (Zebulon Kosted - John Smith), and the fan will retain all rights to the recording (for use of any future release, sampling, or broadcasting rights). One copy of the album will remain in my personal collection, and one will be sent to the customer, so that the only copy that will be in circulation will be John Smiths copy! Each album is available for the ridiculously low price of $10 (not including shipping), and will be shipped in its completed form no later than 6 weeks from the date of purchase!!!
  • Jul 3 2009 5:05 AM

    Looks awesome! Bring it to Europe and I sure as hell will attend!

    Greets from Germany,
    Michael / Black Autumn
  • Luciana Online Now!

    Jul 2 2009 9:26 PM

    hell yeah!!
  • Jul 2 2009 6:50 AM

    Looking forward to this!!
    Thanks for adding.
  • Jul 2 2009 3:21 AM

    Sweet,,,,it's at the Guild in albuquerque...yes!!!
  • Jul 2 2009 3:20 AM

    I cant wait if you need help with promo can try to get it into the Santa Fe film Festival or Halloween Horror Film Fest in NM. I can't wait to see this movie. Add me to mailing list please vladmira@aol.com
  • Jul 2 2009 2:09 AM

    Greetz + very much appreciate the add.
  • Jul 1 2009 1:51 AM

    looking forward to seeing the movie in SF!
  • Jul 1 2009 1:33 AM

    wow! Can't wait to fucking see this!!!! Any St. Louis showings in the works?
  • Jun 30 2009 4:58 AM

    thanks.Great project. When will the film become available for Europe?
  • Jun 29 2009 9:32 PM

    Thanks for the friend request and good luck with the screening!
  • Jun 27 2009 3:08 AM

    can't wait to see the film at yerba buena! just got my tix :)
  • Jun 25 2009 3:10 PM

    Greetings my friend


  • Jun 25 2009 3:08 AM

    I'll be there!
  • Jun 25 2009 7:52 AM

    Thanks for the message about the Chicago screening, I'm gonna try to make it.
  • Jun 25 2009 1:37 AM

    Thank you. I had planned to attend.

  • Chappy Online Now!

    Jun 24 2009 10:02 PM

    I will most definitely be there.
  • Cap Online Now!

    Jun 24 2009 5:55 PM

    Thanks for the info. I plan on attending!