Hype!: 20th Anniversary Screening
Free screening! Band Performs at 7pm. Film Starts at 7:30pm.
Drop into the Pacific NW in the early ‘90s and watch the underground music scene explode into a “grunge” media frenzy for a subculture-hungry world. “Hype!” follows the music from a few bands playing with their friends, to Sub Pop’s brilliant exploitation of “the Seattle Sound,” to Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit” hitting #1 on the charts. Questions of money, authenticity, and fame arise as “grunge fashion” hits the runways and a mass migration of wanna-be bands saturates Seattle. The Northwest experience is one of humor, loss, and epic irony. “Hype!” has live performances by Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, and more.
***Seattle's own Naked Giants will perform at 7pm before the film.***
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Credits
Director: | Doug Pray |
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Producer: | Steve Helvey |
Cinematographer: | Robert Bennett |
Editor: | Doug Pray, Joan Zapata |
Sound Designer: | Ron Bartlett |
Principal Cast: | Mudhoney, Fastbacks, Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Young Fresh Fellows, The Melvins, Pearl Jam , The Posies, The Gits, 7 Year Bitch |
Additional Credits: | Co-Producer: Lisa Dutton, Co-Producer: Pete Vogt |
Contact
Distributor: | Shout! Factory |
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Public Film Contact: | |
Publicity Contact: | Amelia Green-Dove |
Sales Agent: | Stephen Ponce |