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Vashti Bunyan: From Here To Before
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Friday Oct 16, 2009 (7:30–9:30pm)
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$12.00
New York Premiere. Vashti Bunyan in person along with director Kieran Evans.
For many cult artists, rediscovery comes too late, they never live to know their art has been reappraised and is being loved by generations not even born when they were at work. In the case of Vashti Bunyan, the "Godmother of Freak Folk" (New York Press), 30 years of obscurity ended with the rediscovery in 2000 of her lost classic album Just Another Diamond Day and her subsequent reintroduction into a mainstream she was never part of in the first place. The fact the record was inspired by a very British road trip—an end-to-end journey across the country by horse and cart—has only helped mythologize Vashti's life and career.
From Here To Before is a feature length documentary that chronicles the story behind the writing of a classic 'lost' album and the re-emergence of its critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Vashti Bunyan. Filmed and directed by Kieran Evans, this beautifully shot and wonderfully evocative film is a lyrical, modern day road movie that retraces Vashti's extraordinary journey from London to the island of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides of northern Scotland and sets it against the backdrop of her first high profile London concert.
Director: Kieran Evans. 87 min. 2008.
