Dengue Fever Documentary Screens in Feb. at SF Independent Film Festival
Psychedelic rockers Dengue Fever have their own music documentary and you get to see it at the Indie Film Festival. Titled Sleepwalking Through the Mekong, the film chronicles the band's visit to Cambodia, where they have built a large following stemming from their Cambodian pop influences. The film screens Feb. 15 and 16, followed by Q&A discussion panels with the film's director and band members Senon Williams and Zac Holtzman. Click "More" for a press release. -- ASD Staff Report
Dengue Fever band members Senon Williams and Zac Holtzman will join director John Pirozzi at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival on February 15 and 16 for two post-screening Q&As on the music documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong.
For tickets and more info on the festival click here: http://www.sfindie.com
Here’s the festival’s description of the film:
“What do you get when you mix classic Cambodian pop with psychedelic rock, surf music and lyrics sung in Khmer? You don’t get sick, but you do get Dengue Fever. The Los Angeles-based alternative indie rock band has been gradually gathering its fervent fan base since 2001, but nowhere are they more avidly appreciated than the original source of their musical inspiration: Cambodia. In 2005, the six-member band embarked on a musical journey back to that source.
An instant hit on arrival in Phnom Penh, the band was given a TV special and held shows wherever a stage and speakers could be found— performing tracks by Khmer pop icons like Ros Sereysothea and Sinn Sisamouth and many originals, first written in English by band founders Ethan and Zac Holtzman before being translated into Khmer.
Along the way, Cambodian lead singer Chhom Nimol reconnects with her culture while the guys gain a deeper appreciation for the music that brought them there, finding inspiration everywhere from the tuk tuk driver to the market to school children learning the traditional music of their people.
With a killer soundtrack, Sleepwalking Through the Mekong offers a rousing repertoire of Khmer-infused rock amid eye-opening historical reflection on the thousands of people killed by the Khmer Rouge for expressing themselves through art and music.
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