“Hooked to the silver screen”
in coordination with the David Bowie Is exhibition opening at the MCA in September, tickets go on sale today for the nationwide US theatrical release of the V&A’s David Bowie Is Happening Now documentary film.
David Bowie Is Happening Now, a film of the exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, is scheduled for exclusive screenings in movie theatres across the US on September 23, 2014, distributed by Omniverse Vision.
The tickets for the 100 selected US theatres are on sale from today (July 31, 2014). To see the film trailer and book tickets, visit www.davidbowie.com/davidbowieisfilm.
This film takes the audience on an extraordinary journey through the David Bowie Is exhibition with special guests including legendary Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker, and other collaborators, to explore the stories behind some of the key objects that document Bowie’s artistic career. The exhibition curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, provide fascinating insight into the most memorable works in the exhibition, revealing the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s ideas.
The documentary was filmed on the closing night of the V&A exhibition in London and directed by Hamish Hamilton, the BAFTA-winning Director of the Academy Awards and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Details of the international release of the film to follow shortly.