SIFF DocFest: Eno
October 8, 2024
Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno—known for producing David Bowie, U2, and Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums—reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that’s different every time it’s shown.
Screening will be preceded by short film Dumble: A Life Well Built (USA, 16 min, d. Ryan Cory).
Individual Tickets: Select showtime to purchase
Passes: $100 | $75 Members - Provides access to all DocFest screenings
SIFF year-round passes are not valid for DocFest screenings.
"Most movies are made up of juxtapositions of scenes, carefully selected and designed by the editor. But “Eno,” directed by Gary Hustwit, turns that convention on its head."—Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times; Read more in the article about the 52 quintillion possible permutations of the film based on its generative technology.
Eno utilizes a first-of-its-kind generative software system developed by Hustwit and digital artist Brendan Dawes to combine new interviews with Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live. The generative and infinitely iterative quality of Eno poetically resonates with the artist’s own creative practice, his methods of using technology to compose music, and his endless deep dive into the mercurial essence of creativity.
- Director: Gary Hustwit
- Country: USA
- Year: 2023
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Producer: Gary Hustwit, Jessica Edwards
- Cinematographers: Mary Farbrother
- Editors: Maya Tippett, Marley McDonald
- Music: Brian Eno
- Website: Official Film Website
- Filmography: Urbanized (2011), Objectified (2009), Helvetica (2007)
- Language: English
- Format: DCP
- International Sales: Submarine
