George Antheil and the Ballet mécanique are now
the stars of an award-winning documentary film:


The revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet mécanique
Now showing at the Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach, FL
December 2-11 @ 2:00 pm
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NEFilm"A compelling look at a fascinating man— essential viewing for lovers of 20th century music and a great introduction for those of us whose tastes are less noisily inclined."
—New England Film Magazine (read the whole review…)

"A terrific film, perhaps the most original and interesting independent documentary I have screened this year."
-WETA-TV, Washington DC

"Outstanding. Absolutely fascinating."
-The Boston Phoenix

"Stimulating, informative, totally entertaining. A well-made documentary which everyone in music must see."
-The Audio Engineering Society

Film Fest New Haven
1st Prize Winner

ARTTRAIL
Cork, Ireland

International Scientific Film Festival,
Budapest

Bronze TELLY
2003
Directed and Edited by Ron Frank
Produced and Written by Paul Lehrman
Narrated by Tony Kahn
featuring interviews with:
Charles Amirkhanian  composer
Peter Antheil  George's son
Michael Bates  Yamaha Pianos
Henry Brant  composer
Stanley Burnshaw  poet
Mary E. Davis  musicologist		 Jeffrey Fischer  conductor
Truman Rex Fisher  composer
William Holab  (formerly) G. Schirmer
Benjamin Lees  composer
Guy Livingston  pianist
David Raksin  composer

and music by:
Frederic Chopin
Paul Lehrman
Erik Satie
Igor Stravinsky
and of course, George Antheil
 


Recent screenings:

Mabray "Doc" Kountze Film Festival, Medford, MA, June 10, 2006

Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, December 13, 2005
(with the San Francisco chapter of the AES)

Webster University, St. Louis, MO • November 10, 2005
(followed by the Léger Ballet mécanique)

International Scientific Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary • November 8, 2005

The 119th convention of the Audio Engineering Society (AES)
New York, NY • October 9, 2005
Festival, Ithaca, NY • January 28-30, 2005

The 117th convention of the Audio Engineering Society San Francisco, CA • October 28, 2004

The Flanders International Film Festival, Ghent, Belgium
October 7 & 9, 2004 (followed by the Léger Ballet mécanique)

Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival
Newburyport, Mass. • October 2, 2004

Arttrail Soundworks Midsummer Festival,
Cork City, Ireland • June 22, 2004

Tufts University, Medford, Mass.
Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass.
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Hartt School, University of Hartford, Connecticut
Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, UK

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