Rated: NR    Runtime: 93 mins.
Fri, May 2 - Thurs, May 8

In 1976 four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester, England went to see the Sex Pistols. They formed a band, Joy Division. Three years later it was a matter of art, life and death. Now thirty years later, they are enjoying a larger audience and more influence than ever before with a profound legacy that resonates fiercely in today’s heavily careerist music industry and over-mediated pop culture. Featuring the unprecedented participation of the surviving band members (now known as New Order), the film examines the band’s story as depicted through never-before-seen live performance footage, personal photos, period films and newly discovered audiotapes. With poignant narratives from surviving members of the band – Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris – as well as accounts from Throbbing Gristle musician Genesis P. Orridge, late legendary Factory Records owner Tony Wilson, iconic Factory Records graphic artist Peter Saville, photographer/filmmaker Anton Corbijn, Belgian journalist Annik Honoré and others, the film is a fresh visual account of a time and place. From director Grant Gee and producers Tom Atencio, Tom Astor and Jacqui Edenbrow, Joy Division chronicles a time of great social and political change in England and tells the untold story of four men who transcended economic and cultural barriers to produce an enduring musical legacy. Direction & cinematography by Grant Gee." Produced by Tom Astor, Tom Atencio, Jacqui Edenbrow. In English. U.K. 2006. Running time: 93 mins. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:00. Additional Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at (3:00) & 5:00.

About The Director
Grant Gee was born in Plymouth, England, and studied at Oxford University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has directed several shorts, including Found Sound (97), 400 Anarchists (02) and Mr. Fred Zentner’s Cinema Bookshop Was Here (05). His documentaries about musical groups Radiohead and Gorillaz – Meeting People Is Easy (98) and Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House (05), respectively – received Grammy nominations for best long-form video. Joy Division (07) is his latest film.

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