‘The Reflektor Tapes’ Trailer: Arcade Fire Documentary Goes To TIFF
Arcade Fireis known for intense, theatrical shows, and also for an interest in the integration of film into its presentation.The Reflektor Tapesis a document of the bands 2013 tour, and the film will premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed byKahlil Joseph, whose arresting video/short filmUntil the Quiet Comeswon a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2013, the band has said the film captures the point where “we, Arcade Fire, came the closest in our careers to putting on stage what we imagined in our heads.” Check out the trailer below, which shows some of what they’re talking about, and which shows some of the locations in which the band wrote their most recent record, and conceptualized the tour before taking it on the road.
The Reflektor Tapeshas its world premiere atTIFF, which also provided the trailer, and will hit theaters on September 23. This is what the film’sofficial sitehas to say about the movie. Precisely what “recontextualizing the album experience” means is open to question, but that is a very Arcade Fire thing to say, so we’ll roll with it.
The film recontextualizes the album experience, transporting the viewer into a kaleidoscopic sonic and visual landscape. It charts the band’s creative journey as they lay foundations for the album in Jamaica, record in Montreal and play an impromptu gig at a Haitian hotel on the first night of Carnival, before bringing their breath-taking live show to packed arenas in Los Angeles and London.
The Reflektor Tapes blends never before seen personal interviews and moments captured by the band to dazzling effect, and features 15 minutes of exclusive unseen footage, filmed only for cinema audiences.
