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137 x Jeff Keen (with an introduction from Stella Keen)
Part of CINECITY film festival

An exploration in free thought and improvisation, Adrian Utley (Portishead), Larry Stabbins, Jim Barr (Get the Blessing) and a drummer will play a soundtrack.

137 will venture into the world of expanded cinema playing in symbiosis with the avant-garde experimental films of Jeff Keen, taken from the BFI GAZWRX collection.

As long-time fans of filmmaker, artist and poet Jeff Keen, Adrian and Larry sought to resurrect a project they initiated back in the day with Jeff , to perform live to his work.

137 and Jeff Keen seem to share the same manifesto for their creativity; visceral, organic, part improv, part pre-planned. This collaboration brings brutal noise interlaced with meditative rhythms and explosive analogue visuals. Ferocious yet fragile, multi-layered, multifaceted and genre defying.

About CINECITY
Now in its 23rd year, CINECITY presents the very best in world cinema, with a diverse programme of premieres and previews, treasures from the archive, live soundtracks, exhibitions, talks and special events.

The festival takes place from 30 October until 16 November at venues across Brighton and Lewes.

Image: Still from Art Flies Free by Ian Helliwell (portrait of the Brighton filmmaker Jeff Keen)