HERE [ THE STORY SLEEPS ] is a live, dynamic deconstruction of HERE [ THE FEATURE FILM ]. A multi-screen, hybrid film concert that explores the dreamlife of cinematic narrative, HERE [ THE STORY SLEEPS ] functions on several formal, narrative, and conceptual levels at once.
As a continuing series of live events produced in association with Pomegranate Arts, HERE [ THE STORY SLEEPS ] represents an evolving collaboration between filmmaker Braden King, composer Michael Krassner, and the Boxhead Ensemble. An early version of the piece, THE STORY IS STILL ASLEEP, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (while HERE [ THE FEATURE FILM ] was still in development); an interim version was recently featured as the sold-out opening night event of the Creative Capital exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Work on the piece continued at a residency at Mass MoCA in June 2010 and was featured at the Houston Film Festival in 2011.
Concept: Braden King and Deborah Johnson
Composer: Michael Krassner
Video and Scenic Design: Deborah Johnson
Max/MSP/Jitter Programming: Brian Chasalow
Producers: Braden King / Pomegranate Arts