The organizers of New York Metropolis’s Tribeca Competition have introduced a uncommon screening of Daft Punk’s beloved anime movie, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.
Initially launched in Might 2003 as a visible companion to the duo’s sophomore album Discovery, Interstella 5555 was created by Thomas Bangalter, Man-Manuel de Homem-Christo and former Daft Punk inventive director Cédric Hervet alongside anime legend Leiji Matsumoto. With its creative animation, the audacious movie transcended the boundaries of mere music video on the time, conceiving a fascinating sci-fi saga and setting a stratospheric benchmark for audiovisual storytelling.
Interstella 5555 is now premiering in North America in remastered 4K, a rarity contemplating it is seldom aired in theaters, not to mention in its unique format. The hourlong movie was splintered into scenes for quite a few Daft Punk music movies prior to now, together with the ageless “One Extra Time.”
Daft Punk aren’t the one digital music legends to seem in a Tribeca movie this 12 months. The competition can also be airing a brand new documentary concerning the life and legacy of Avicii, who tragically died by suicide in 2018. Directed by Henrik Burman, Avicii – I am Tim will function never-before-heard interviews with the famous person DJ as effectively his collaborators, like Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
“Earlier than there was Avicii, there was simply Tim,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “For the primary time by his personal phrases, witness the journey of a shy however prodigious musical expertise who would quickly develop into one of many defining artists of his era.”
The screening of Interstella 5555 is scheduled for Friday, June 14th at 8pm. You should purchase tickets right here for $32.
