The nearly one hundred excellent concerts at this year’s Off Festival are guaranteed to keep you busy. But if you want to take a break from the sounds emanating from the stages, we’ve got a bunch of other attractions planned for you, including film (of the musical variety, of course) and production workshops.

Here is detailed program of the festival films and workshops at the MasterCard tent:

Friday:

20:00 – “Here Is What Is” (Canada 2007, dir. Daniel Lanois, Adam Samuels, 90 min.) – as a part of a presentation by the Soundedit International Festival of Music Producers and Sound Designers.

Off Festival film series: The name of this band is…

22:00 - “Miroir Noir. The Neon Bible Archives” (Canada 2008, dir. Vincent Moon, 76 min.)
23:30 - “Christmas On Mars” (USA 2008, dir. Wayne Coyne,  Bradley Beesley, George Salisbury, 83 min.)
01:00 - “The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights” (USA 2009, dir. Emmett Malloy, 93 min.)

Saturday: 

20:00 – „Produkcja off-muzyki po łódzku/Off Music Production Łódź Style”. An analysis of two tracks by 19 Wiosen and TRYP (choice of equipment and an explanation of its affect on the final product, arrangements, choice of instruments, sound processing, mixing, etc.) The workshop will be conducted by musician and 19 Wiosen producer Paweł Cieślak (about 1.5 hours) – as a part of a presentation by the Soundedit International Festival of Music Producers and Sound Designers.

Off Festival film series: Le Passeur

22:00 - “Contemporary Copenhagen” (Denmark 2009, dir. Vincent Moon, 40 min.)
23:00 – “Vincent Moon” – a talk with the director and a presentation of the latest “Take-Away Shows” (about 1.5 hours)
01:00 - “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (UK 2009, dir. Jonathan Caouette, 82 min.)

Sunday:

20:00 - “The Soundedit Festival of Music Producers and the history of music production” – a lecture given by the creators and organizers of the Soundedit Festival - Marcin Tercjak and Maciej Werk (1.5 hours)

Off Festival film series: Impact/Collision

22:00 - “Scott Walker: 30 Century Man” (USA 2006, dir. Stephen Kijak, 95 min.)
00:00 - “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” (USA 2008, dir. Bestor Cram, 90 min.)
02:00 - “Ultimate Reality” (USA 2007, dir. Dan Deacon, Jimmy Joe Roche, 60 min.)

All movies are played in their original versions, no subtitles.