Bijou Art Cinemas and the University of Oregon’s Cinema Pacific film festival have partnered to bring our community an exciting new series,

THE CINEMA PACIFIC FILMMAKER DIALOGUES.

THE CINEMA PACIFIC FILMMAKER DIALOGUES is a monthly series co-sponsored by the Bijou and the University of Oregon’s Cinema Pacific film festival, which presents year-round programs at the Bijou and Schnitzer Museum in addition to its annual festival in April. Each program features a live Q&A with a guest filmmaker, moderated by Cinema Pacifc Director, Richard Herskowitz

EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE

Music Documentary – 2010 – USA -107 minutes – Not Rated

Special Event screening Thursday, March 08: Moderated Q&A with co-director Chris Metzler following premiere screening.

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From the shifting faultlines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan’s America, Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation. Telling it like it is, the iconic Laurence Fishburne narrates EVERYDAY SUNSHINE, a story about music, history, fear, courage and funking on the one.

At the heart of the film’s story is lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher who show how they keep the band rolling out of pride, desperation and love for their art. To overcome money woes, family strife, and the strain of being aging Punk rockers on the road, Norwood and Angelo are challenged to re-invent themselves in the face of dysfunction and ghosts from a painful past.

Featuring interviews with Flea, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Perry Farrell, Branford Marsalis, George Clinton, Tim Robbins, Gogol Bordello, ?uestlove, and others, EVERYDAY SUNSHINE traces the band’s history, influence, and struggle as individualistic, genre-blending artists up against an unforgiving music industry that threatens to pass them by.

Directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler