FILM & BAND is a new regular event at The Bioscope where a band or musician curates the screening of a film, followed by them giving an intimate performance.

Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, Antony & the Johnsons in the exclusive screening of The Family Jams, followed by a performance by Josh Kempen

Singer- Songwriter Josh Kempen invites you to a once- off screening of The Family Jams, an intimate account of what was memorably coined ‘the magical tour of 2004’. The film follows a young Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Vetiver as they tour the US seemingly just before their careers took flight.

For Josh this is an important film, “because it documents a part of these incredible musician’s careers that we wouldn’t usually get to see or experience, the parts that took place before we ever heard of them and their success hadn’t been assured”.

“I spent a long time trying to find it online to no avail, so eventually I tracked down the Director, Kevin Barker, on Tumblr and reached out to him, he sent me the link on Vimeo, I rented it, then rented it again, then I realised that this is something that might mean a lot to other South African creatives and is really hard to get hold of. So I asked Kevin about screening it at the Bioscope and he loved the idea.”

Watch the trailer here

The Family Jams – Trailer from kevin barker on Vimeo.

After the film stick around for a live set by the curator of the evening and his band, Josh Kempen!