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The Last Beatles Song
The story of The Beatles’ last song and its eventful journey that has taken five decades to come to fruition. ‘Now and Then’ marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul, George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of one of the most influential bands.
A software system and emerging AI technology developed by Peter Jackson and his team was finally able to pull vocals from a John Lennon demo and elevate them to production quality. The film reflects on The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology and an innovative approach to music.
The documentary film was directed by Oliver Murray, original score by Paul Englishby, and with audio restoration by Park Road Post Production.
The Poetry of Youth
Austrian director Niklas Hugo orchestrates an anthem on being alive, lensed by Pascal Hein.
‘All the Wild Hearts Here Below’ aims to explore the poetry of youth, raw, unexpected, passionate, sometimes confusing, but inexpressibly hopeful — beautifully capturing the essence of a naive and offhand generation.
Niklas is represented by no.agency.
DoBeDo: Camberwell & Worldwide
Founded in 2007, DoBeDo is a photography-focused organisation based in Camberwell, London. Through publishing, exhibitions, workshops, and screenings the group aim to engage with and serve a growing community of engaged photography practitioners and appreciators in London and worldwide.
The newly re-launched website offers a free DoBeDo Membership scheme giving access to a host of online resources for the photography community
DoBeDo have also announced the opening of the Grace’s Mews Gallery in 2024.
Cosmic Teardrops & Stable Diffusion
A leak in the ceiling of the Louvre pulls experimental musician, Jacques, into a cosmic vortex where a teardrop dissolves the museum’s masterpieces.
Director Paul Trillo fuses traditional VFX with a variety of boundary-pushing AI techniques that give way to a new aesthetic and offer an alternative to how visual effects could be approached in the future. Produced by Paris-based, Voir Pictures.
Back to the Retrofuture
Digital artist Tom Furse directs CamelPhat and Ali Love’s 'Compute’ delving into the reimagined future of an earlier dance era. The visual makes impressive use of Runway’s GEN-1 drawing references from notable music videos, film and TV, and culture from the pre-millennium era.
Furse also has a regular spot on NTS Radio, searching out the spaces in between genres, offering an education in spacious sound and dusted soul.
