The Last Angel of History: Introduction (1995)

“A 1995 documentary directed by John Akomfrah discussing all things Afrofuturistic. Features interviews with George Clinton, Derrick May, Kodwo Eshun, Stephen R. Delany, Nichelle Nichols, Juan Atkins, DJ Spooky, Goldie and many others. The film makes mention to Sun Ra, whose work centers around the return of blacks to outer space in his own Mothership. Produced in 1995.

This is just a brief section of the documentary. An introduction so to speak.”

http://afrofuturisms.blogspot.com/2007/04/last-angel-of-history.html

http://icarusfilms.com/new97/the_last_.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113604/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Angel_of_History

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Cities of the Future, Imagined By The Artist Who Created The Death Star

“The documentary film Helsinki Twilight 1984 (Timanttikoirien vuosi 1984) takes us back in time into the fascinating period of time between the years 1979 - 1985, when Helsinki, and the rest of Finland moved towards an increasingly diverse and free social climate, pioneering beautiful boys in makeup and fancy girls. During this time, the new street-level phenomena such as small magazines, pirate radio and independent fashion began to blend into the society — new clubs were set up, new art forms were born - and finally people felt they were works of art themselves. Helsinki was like Berlin between the wars for a period that lasted for no longer than a blink. It was full of ideas, encounters between different groups of people and 24h partying with the Cold War and what George Orwell’s 1984 had described hovering on the background. Dark, deep shades, ominous music, ‘pale boys’, vampires and other creatures of the night represented a world of a new human being; New Romantics, new Gothic - new vision. Representing the birth of the European, international, and ultimately universal people.”

Performers: The Pinups, Musta Paraati, Vanity Beach, Moonage Daydream, PIM, HK 119, The Nights of Iguana, Twiggy Oliver, Shadowplay, Jimi Sumén, Jann Wilde, Virgo Intacta, Wave, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lords Of The New Church, Theatre Of Hate, The Specimen, Bauhaus, Lola Ego, Hefty Load, Kraftwerk

Interviews: Petri Hakkarainen (a.k.a. Pete Europa), May Pöysti, Mauno Paajanen (a.k.a. Twiggy Oliver), Ari Hirvonen (a.k.a. Sally Flesh), Måns Kullman, Pekka Hakala (a.k.a. Jay Havanna), Jutta Kuure, Jani Juntunen (a.k.a. General Njassa), Krister Orre, Olli Wisdom, Minna Duncan, Hamish MacDonald, Marko von Konow, Timppa Samurai , Kimmo Takala, Heidi Kilpeläinen, Jukka Lindfors, Jon Klein, Jari Kauppinen, Wilma Vainikainen, Oda Ivanka Tsupukka, Ykä Knuuttila, Samurai Timppa, Timo Nevalainen, “Hank” Nygren.

Actors: Ani Alitalo, Ville Ahonen, Eija Nousiainen, Janne Klix, May Pöysti, Henry Lee Roots, Jonas Karsten, Jann Wilde, Heikki Lustig, Leea Enbäck, Sirkka-Liisa Vuorinen, Heikki Nousiainen (narrator).

Directed & written by: Pete Europa
Cinematography: Arttu Peltomaa
Sound: Eka Vepsä
Editing: Kari Elovuori

Music: Pekka Hakala

Produced by: Jouko Aaltonen / Illume LTD

Length: 75 minutes

Country: Finland

Release date: 21 September 2010

http://timanttikoirat.illume.fi/

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timanttikoirien_vuosi_1984

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Europa

http://petrihakkarainen.com

http://www.peteeuropa.com/

http://www.illume.fi/site/?lan=1&mode=elokuvat&eid=193

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Timanttikoirien-vuosi-1984-Helsinki-Twilight-1984/119263964792725?ref=ts

Related videos @ http://www.youtube.com/user/limbourg801 -

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JeATVqOadg

Pete Europa talks about the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TomyvWOewDU

On early-80s London Futurist/New Romantic/Gothic scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc7P5vvXUaM

Links in Finnish:

http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Dokumentti+Kekkoslovakia-Suomen+ahdistus+loi+uuden+klubikulttuurin/1135260252247

Background info:

http://www.phinnweb.org/early/

http://www.phinnweb.org/early/synth/

Helsinki Twilight 1984 (from the forthcoming documentary film Timanttikoirien Vuosi 1984) - a look into the Gothic scene in London (2010)

“The documentary film Helsinki Twilight 1984 (Timanttikoirien vuosi 1984) takes us back in time into the fascinating period of time between the years 1979 - 1985, when Helsinki, and the rest of Finland moved towards an increasingly diverse and free social climate, pioneering beautiful boys in makeup and fancy girls. During this time, the new street-level phenomena such as small magazines, pirate radio and independent fashion began to blend into the society — new clubs were set up, new art forms were born - and finally people felt they were works of art themselves. Helsinki was like Berlin between the wars for a period that lasted for no longer than a blink. It was full of ideas, encounters between different groups of people and 24h partying with the Cold War and what George Orwell’s 1984 had described hovering on the background. Dark, deep shades, ominous music, ‘pale boys’, vampires and other creatures of the night represented a world of a new human being; New Romantics, new Gothic - new vision. Representing the birth of the European, international, and ultimately universal people.”

spinningbirdkick:

Dusan Reljin / Interview June 2007.

Pete Europa explaining the backgrounds of his film Timanttikoirien Vuosi 1984 (2010)

“Tämä elokuva on runollinen ja väkevä kuvaus erään aikakauden kiihkeästä hengestä tuon ajan yhden keskeisimmän vaikuttajan, underground-yhtye The Pinupsin solistin ja keulakuvan Pete Euroopan kokemusten kautta kuvattuna. Elokuva on taiteellinen, runollinen ja subjektiivinen. Se pureutuu 1980-luvun alun katu- ja klubikulttuurin ytimeen, katukulttuurin uuteen nousuun ja kukoistukseen: ajan ilmiöihin, tuon ajan “katutähtiin” sekä niihin taustatekijöihin ja vaikutteisiin, jotka tekivät tuosta ajasta niin merkittävän Helsingin historiassa.”

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