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DANIEL LANOIS
in association with the Toronto
International Film Festival®
is proud to present
The World Premiere of his Debut
Feature Length Film:
“HERE IS
WHAT IS”
September 2007
Toronto International Film Festival®
"The mystery of the recording studio is what
keeps me coming back. Many rewards have come to me through this
laboratory. It is my temple, my domain, my frustration and my love. But most
importantly, it is my place of innovation. The ultimate drug for me is the ever
slippery creative process. My greatest joy in this has come from my
associations - the creative, musical and lyrical minds that I've been lucky to
work with through years of record making. A friend recently suggested that I
turn on a camera and try to capture the elusive process. Adam Vollick followed
me around the studio to see if we could unveil some of the mystery.”
Daniel Lanois
“Here Is What Is” is a sonic,
filmic, journey to unique and captivating places from the last year and a half
of Lanois’ life. The camera work is classic, uninterrupted and deadly
committed. The film opens with a magical performance on the piano by Canada's
national treasure, Garth Hudson. The film includes moments of Lanois
philosophizing with his old friend Brian Eno during an exotic visit to Morocco,
where the Eno Lanois production team has been working with Irish friends, U2.
Lanois also travels to the birthplace of the groove - the Deep South,
Shreveport, Louisiana and sits in with Brian Blade at the Zion Baptist Church
where a roaring rendition of "This May Be The Last Time" is delivered
by Brian's father, Brady Blade Sr.
Lanois'
psychedelic past continues to haunt him throughout the film as the
hyper-realism of the in-studio documentation is contrasted by moments of wild
fantasia. The heart dedicated to verite is also hungry for the unknown. Lanois
also invites us into his studio to look over his shoulder at a mix being
performed live, while he explains his moves and the musical reasons for making
them. He explains how he stumbled into being a record producer, naively,
through his love of music.
“Here Is What Is” is arguably the best
rock-n-roll film of 2007 with guest appearances by Garth Hudson, Brian Blade,
Eno, U2, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Aaron Neville, Billy Bob Thornton and
maybe even Sinead O'Connor.
A full festival schedule will be
announced on August 28, 2007. For more
information on how to purchase tickets please call (416) 968-FILM or
1-877-968-FILM or visit www.tiff07.ca.
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Film Credits
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Biography
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High Resolution Photographs
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Trailer of “Here Is What Is” (beta
sp version available upon request)
To arrange an
interview with Daniel Lanois and to obtain a betacam sp of the trailer of “Here
Is What Is”, please send request and credentials via email to:
Jean-Paul Gauthier
September Seventh Entertainment
Office: (905) 383-4005 Cell: (905) 719-9612
“HERE IS
WHAT IS”
FILM
CREDITS:
Filmmakers:
Adam
Vollick
Daniel
Lanois
Adam
Samuels
Edited by:
Adam
Vollick
All Music by
Daniel Lanois
Additional
Creations:
Bob
Lanois
Jennifer
Tipoulow
Guest
Appearances:
Brady
Blade Sr.
Brian
Blade
Carolina
Cerisola
Brain
Eno
Emmylou
Harris
Garth
Hudson
Willie
Nelson
Aaron
Neville
Sinead
O’Connor
Billy
Bob Thornton
U2
Daniel Lanois
This first time film maker
originally from Quebec is finally responding to what people have been asking
him to do for thirty years, which is to show the creative process of his work
in the recording studio. Mr. Lanois, one of Canada's musical exports is the
recipient of ten Grammy awards and five Juno awards. In a quiet way, he has helped to
catapult the careers of many of our favourite artists to high artistic commercial places
including U2:
"The Joshua Tree", "The Unforgettable Fire",
"Achtung Baby", "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb",
"All That You Can't Leave Behind", Bob Dylan: "Oh Mercy",
"Time Out of Mind", Peter
Gabriel: "So", "Us", "Birdie", Neville Brothers:
"Yellow Moon", Brian Eno:
Apollo", "Music For Films II",
"On Land", "The Pearl", "Plateaux Of Mirror", Luscious Jackson:
"Fever In Fever
Out", Emmylou Harris: "Wrecking Ball", Willie Nelson: "Teatro",
Scott Weiland: "12 Bar Blues", "Slingblade" Soundtrack, Daniel Lanois: "Acadie",
"Beauty of Wynona", "Shine", "Rockets",
"Belladonna" and Robbie
Robertson: "Robbie Robertson".
Technology is easy to measure
but heart and soul is not. Lanois has ridden the constant wave of change and
finds himself right back where he started embracing passion and people. The
people in the room have always been his power and his contagious commitment is
still his vital ingredient. What drives people is what interests Lanois; he doesn't like to talk
about it because it might then disappear.