MOVIES
Sound Unseen festival unveils virtual 2020 lineup with Bee Gees, Bowie films
By Chris Riemenschneider
OCTOBER 22, 2020 — 12:05PM
One of the Twin Cities’ most popular film festivals — and quite a popular music event, too — Sound Unseen will live on as a virtual marathon in 2020 led by movies aboutfamous dead musicians, including David Bowie, Frank Zappa and the Bee Gees.
Since all the events are happening virtually this year, Sound Unseen is being made intoan interstate affair with involvement from Austin, Texas, which has a better film sceneand almost as good a music scene as the Twin Cities. Sound Unseen director JimBrunzell moved there several years ago to head up the All Genders, Lifestyles andIdentities Film Festival (aGLIFF).
Austin music hero Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s has thus been lined up for one ofSound Unseen’s virtual discussions. Other talks will include Twin Cities music scribesJim Walsh and Steven Hyden and director Allan Moyle and actress Samantha Mortonfrom “Pump Up the Volume,” which will be given a 30th anniversary screening.
The full schedule and list of films for Sound Unseen 2020 are up now on the festival’s website (http://www.soundunseen.com/take-action)
