Organizers of New York City's Tribeca Festival have announced a rare screening of Daft Punk's beloved anime film, Interstella 5555: The 5history of the 5system 5ecret 5tar.
Originally released in May 2003 as a visual companion to the duo's second album. Discovery, Interestella 5555 was created by Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and former Daft Punk creative director Cédric Hervet, along with anime legend Leiji Matsumoto. With its inventive animation, the audacious film transcended the limits of the simple music video of the time, conceiving a captivating science fiction saga and establishing a stratospheric benchmark for audiovisual storytelling.
Interestella 5555 is now being released in North America in remastered 4K, a rarity considering it rarely airs in theaters, much less in its original format. The hour-long film was broken up into scenes from several Daft Punk music videos in the past, including the timeless “One More Time.”
Daft Punk aren't the only electronic music legends appearing in a Tribeca film this year. The festival will also air a new documentary about the life and legacy of Avicii, who tragically committed suicide in 2018. Directed by Henrik Burman, Avicii – I'm Tim will feature never-before-heard interviews with the superstar DJ and his collaborators, including Coldplay's Chris Martin.
“Before there was Avicii, there was only Tim,” reads the film's text. synopsis. “For the first time, through his own words, he witnesses the journey of a shy but prodigious musical talent who would soon become one of the defining artists of his generation.”
The projection of Interestella 5555 It is scheduled for Friday, June 14 at 8 pm You can purchase tickets here for $32.
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