Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake

As part of the nonprofit group Project Moonshine, a group of teenagers were given digital cameras to capture the Sonic Youth concert held on July 2006 in Reno as well as a series of personal interviews from those involved in the tour, including band members Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo. Through confessions from the band and the many people that ensure the tour’s success behind the scenes, the film provides an intimate exploration into the Sonic Youth machine – one that illuminates the power of innovation and accessibility while giving new and old fans alike a cinematic all-access pass.

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Script: Michael Albright

Cinematography: Ali Alonso, Noah Conrath, Charlie Hayes, Danielle Hauser, Ben Kolton, Nathan Lower, Allana Noyes

Editing: Michael Albright

Music: Sonic Youth

Actors: Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Mark Ibold

Production: Project Moonshine

Producers: Michael Albright

Format: Digibeta B&W

Production Country: U.S.A.

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 84

Contact: Project Moonshine, USAT. +1 775 560 3326F. +1 775 826 5510michael.albright@projectmoonshine.orgwww.projectmoonshine.org

Michael Albright

He was born and raised in Reno, Nevada and graduated from the University of California with a BA in Film Studies and English. He also studied Czech Film, Literature and black & white Photography in Prague at Charles University. In 2004, he moved to New York City and worked with renowned documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles. Shortly after, he returned home to Reno, where he started Project Moonshine, a nonprofit organization designed to teach filmmaking skills to teenagers by providing opportunities to document important community events. The first feature film, Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake, has been critically acclaimed and screened in top festivals around the world.