Pickman's Song @ The Green RoomJust in time for Halloween!
The Green Room welcomes Octopoid Productions, an independent film company's first local film release Saturday, October 18th. The featured film is a 30min. noir style adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's 'Pickman's Model'.
'Pickman's Song' is a grim journey into an artist's obsession with true
horror. The evening will also feature a gallery showing artwork from
Richard Upton Pickman, local artist Sam McFarland and 6 additional
music videos from Octopoid artist Human Aftertaste. The offical film trailer for Pickman's Song can be found at http://www.octopoid.com
Showtimes are:
7-9pm - all ages
9:15-11:30pm - 21+ BYOB
Cost: $5
Website: http://www.octopoid.com
Contacts: octopoid@yahoo.com
The Green Room Info:
1611 2nd Avenue in the District of Rock Island
309/786-5660
thegreenroomtheatre@gmail.com
thegreenroomtheatre.com
Additional Info:
- Pickman's Song will be shown as a part of the 13th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR. Oct 3-5th.
- Octopoid Productions is an entirely QC native company and all talent, artwork, filming, music, audio and DVD production is in house.
- Pickman's Song is also an original song from Human Aftertaste's 2nd album, White Man's Voodoo.
- The evening's first music video will be a premier showing of Human Aftertaste's When in Hell also from White Man's Voodoo.
Pickman's Song Synopsis:
During about of insomnia the artist Pickman discovers the diary of his eccentric great uncle. Discoveries within the diary lead Pickman to a maddening search for the embodiment of true horror. His obsession leads him to the lair of one who is willing to feed his dark desire, for a price. The Faustian conclusion brings the artist's work to darkness and the subject, at last, to horrible light.
