Night Is The Mirror
DVD On Sale Now!
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One night in a forgotten cabaret,
music and dreams collide.
On 31 December, 2008 Alacartoona was awarded an Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Fund for the purpose of capturing a live performance for release on DVD. From there grew the idea that became "Night Is The Mirror," a stylized concert film that asks, "What is real, what is fantasy, and what difference does it make, anyway?"
Filmed primarily at the Off Center Theatre in Kansas City, MO, the movie includes live footage that isn't live, interviews that don't answer questions and journeys of great expanses with little progress. Some of the finest theater, film, lighting and sound talent in Kansas City donated their time and talent to help us realize this vision.
"Night Is The Mirror"
A film by Alacartoona and Phil Kinen
Written by Christian Hankel & Alacartoona
Directed by Brian Hicks
Starring Alacartoona with special guest appearance by De De DeVille
Featuring performances by Vi Tran, Jeffrey White and Beth Byrd
With Tyson Schroeder, Jeff Irvine, Matt Kube and Noah Dayson
Lighting design by Mica Thomas
Sound design by John Story and Brian Hicks
Film direction and post-production by Brian Hicks
Story supervision by Phil Kinen
Produced by Alacartoona, Phil Kinen and Brian Hicks
Featuring 11 All-original Alacartoona Songs
Many of these songs are not available on any other recording:
- Willkommen
- Loves His Lover
- The Apartment
- The Sneakers
- Every Saint Needs a Sinner
- Drowning All My Sorrows
- Just a Drink or Two
- Where'd You Get That
- Ruby's Lament
- We All Come Down
- (Today, My Dear) I'm Yours
Plus More in the DVD Extras
Six more original tunes performed live at the "Night Is the Mirror" wrap celebration after the last day of shooting:
- First Contact
- Sailor Joe
- The Walk
- Remark On the Days
- Black and Blue Heart
- Geppetto
Night Is the Mirror DVD on Sale Now
"Three stars!" &mdash The Kansas City Star
"A visual and aural feast." &mdash KCMetropolis.org
Night Is the Mirror is available for sale on DVD. Order through Paypal below or purchase a copy at the next Alacartoona show.
Each DVD features the full-length film "Night Is the Mirror" (running time 1:15) plus extras: an image gallery and six selections from the live wrap celebration concert, inluding Sailor Joe, Geppetto and Remark on the Days.
Purchase your copy now for $32.50.
Price includes $2.50 Shipping for each DVD ordered.
Alacartoona's Sponsors and Partners
This film was made possible with generous help from:
Without these companies/institutions, Night Is the Mirror would not have been made. Along with these, there is another very important group of people that played a vital role in the process: our donors.
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Thank you!