I moved here from London about 14 years ago as a freelance writer then decided to set up a small production company, Disco Volante Productions. I try to keep a varied slate of projects on the go;...
RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES, DVD Release Party
Date/Time:
02/06/2012 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Philadelphia Film Society, Trocadero Theatre, (1003 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107)
Cost:
PFS Members are FREE w/membership card! $3 General Admission.
DIRECTOR JON FOY WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
*Audience members will be able to purchase copies of the film on DVD during this official release party!
A surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival, Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles garnered West Philadelphian Jon Foy an award for Best Documentary Director at Sundance 2011. Resurrect Dead is an artfully crafted documentary that follows Foy, local musician and artist Justin Duerr, and Steve Weinik and Colin Smith as they try to solve the mystery of the Toynbee Tiles.
Appearing on city streets over the past three decades, the Toynbee Tiles consist of hundreds of cryptic messages about resurrecting the dead. The search takes them to a David Mamet play, a TV news hijacker with a cryptic message, eccentric residents in the deepest reaches of South Philadelphia and dedicated shortwave radio buffs, creating an atmosphere of magical realism as the unexpected pieces of this complex puzzle click into place. 85 min.
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