September 29, 2011

What:  Renowned musician and filmmaker Brendan Canty (best known as the drummer for legendary DC punk band Fugazi) will present his new films Eddie Vedder: Water On The Road and Death Cab For Cutie: Live at the Mount Baker Theatre.  Togetehr with collaborator Christoph Green, Canty has worked with dozens of bands including Wilco, Deerhoof, The Black Keys, Pearl Jam and many others to create concert films and shorts, big and small for the ages to judge. 

Canty will conduct a Q&A following the screening of Water on the Road.

Water On The Road: Eddie Vedder Live
This musical release from singer-songwriter and Pearl Jam frontman captures a live solo performance by Vedder, recorded on August 16th and 17th, 2008. The concerts include a mixture of ukulele tunes and Pearl Jam songs, as well as music from Vedder’s acclaimed Into the Wild soundtrack. (Christoph Green & Brendan Canty, 2011, USA, 60 min)

Official Trailer

Followed by:

Death Cab For Cutie: Live at the Mount Baker Theatre
On April 22 and 23, 2009, Death Cab for Cutie returned to Bellingham, WA, where the band formed over 10 years prior, to perform two sold out concerts at the historic Mt. Baker Theatre. This film features previously unreleased performances from ...    Full Descriptionthese two very special nights as well as interviews with band members about the beginnings of the band forming in Bellingham. (Christoph Green & Brendan Canty, 2011, USA, 90 min)

For more information please visit the Film Series website.

When:  October 2 at 7:30PM

Where:  Webster University, Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119

Cost:  $6 for the general public, $5 for seniors (60 +), students from other schools and Webster alumni, and $4 for Webster University staff and faculty

The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council - a state agency.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based University providing a network of international residential campuses.  Founded in 1915, Webster University’s campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional campuses in Asia, Europe and North America.  The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

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