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19 October 2024 Gent (Ghent) (Belgium)
Film Fest Gent Videodroom: Porcelain id x 'Purple Rain'
Porcelain id - Vooruit-Theaterzaal
Program Info: Porcelain id - Purple Rain
Film Fest Ghent and VIERNULVIER close this edition of the festival and VIDEODROOM with an ode to Purple Rain . This year marks exactly forty years since Prince became an absolute world star with this rock 'n' roll fable, in which he himself played the leading role. Porcelain id brings a musical celebration with reinterpretations of the soundtrack.
Purple Rain is the story of 'The Kid', who navigates domestic violence, romantic entanglements and feuds with other bands. The film's soundtrack caused the most controversy at the time. An ambitious mix of R&B, funk, pop and psychedelic guitar antics. With around 25 million copies sold, it remains one of the most successful soundtracks of all time.
Porcelain id dared to reinterpret this iconic soundtrack in its own way. Youniss Ahamad invited them for this. Expect pared-down alternative versions of Prince's unsurpassed masterpiece, from Let's Go Crazy , Darling Nicky and When Doves Cry to the epic title track.
"Purple Rain is a colossus from pop history that we cannot transcend, and that is not our goal. The film itself is one of the strangest experiences, with a strong undertone of surrealism. That surrealism is strongly reflected in our working method. Such as Charlie Murphy once remembered being outmatched by Prince on the basketball court, so we chose this as our playing court." - Porcelain id & Youniss
Over Porcelain id & Youniss Porcelain id is the alter ego of Rwandan-born musician and aspiring poet Hubert Tuyishime (b. 1998). Porcelain id is known for their powerful voice and performances, and uses a very poetic and idiosyncratic writing style. For this VIDEODROOM show they are joined by musician, producer and visual artist Youniss, who works at the intersection of sound and visual art. Youniss recently released the album White Space on VIERNULVIER Records.
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