Filmmaker Spike Lee’s career will be celebrated during the 7th annual CIMMfest as “An Evening of Music, Film & Wine with Spike Lee,” spanning from his breakthrough 1986 comedy “She’s Gotta Have It” to his recent “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” Saturday, April 18 at City Winery.
CIMMfest 7, April 16-19, celebrating the connection between movies and music, will be held along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor, from Wicker Park to Logan Square. Satellite events will be held in the West Loop, Pilsen and beyond.
City Winery founder Michael Dorf will lead a wine pairing while Lee discusses and shows selections from his extensive filmography.
CIMMfest 7, April 16-19, celebrating the connection between movies and music, will be held along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor, from Wicker Park to Logan Square. Satellite events will be held in the West Loop, Pilsen and beyond.
Movie highlights of CIMMfest No. 7 include the world premiere of John Anderson’s “Sam Lay in Bluesland,” the U.S. premiere of Chinese punk rock doc “Never Release My Fist” and the North American Premiere of “Brasil Bam Bam Bam.”
For music fans,there will be performances by vocalist Lisa Fischer (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”) for two shows at Thalia Hall and a DJ Event featuring sonic architect Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy’s Bomb Squad).
Luftwerk technical director Liviu Pasare appears in conjunction with the premiere of synthesizer doc “808” and Sierre Leone’s Refugee All-Stars follow a showing of their self-titled documentary that launched them into worldwide fame.
Live scoring programs, in which bands, orchestras and soloists perform a film’s music score,
Feature acclaimed composer Marc Ribot (Josef von Sternberg’s “The Docks of New York,” electronic trio Chandeliers (Hungarian animation “Fehérlófia”) and two others to be announced as part of the City’s Lake FX Summit + Expo, April 16-19.
The Summit + Expo’s theme this year is “Improvisation and Innovation” andfocuses on music, film, fashion, culinary and visual and performing artsindustry, along with new media, technology, branding and career developmentfor emerging and established artists.
Four-day CIMMfest passes, including the $110 admission to the Spike Lee Evening are available here.
The Spike Lee ticket includes six wines specially chosen and paired with Lee’s films. Guest deejay DJ V-Dub will spin a mix of music from Spike Lee’s films.
