The return of The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex
In the summer of 2016, while I was a composer-in-residence at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, director Luke Sargent created a documentary about my process of writing and recording The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex, The Holy Gasp’s second record, a concept album for a 27-person ensemble, about a man grieving a divorce while concurrently mourning the death of his father. The film was originally broadcast as a CBC Short Doc in 2018, and went on to win the award for Best Documentary at the Black & White Film Festival, and a nomination for Best Editing in a Short Documentary from The Canadian Cinema Editors Awards. After several years, the broadcast license held by the CBC has lapsed, allowing us to re-release the documentary publicly for those who haven’t had a chance yet to see the film.
Go Deeper with a New Creators’ Commentary, Only on our Patreon
To celebrate the lapsing of our broadcast licence with the CBC, Luke Sargent and I sat down to record an old school, DVD-era creators’ commentary for the documentary, exclusively available through Patreon.
And for our fans in Mexico / Y para nuestros fans de México
*English to follow*
Estamos muy contentos de compartir la noticia de que The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex ha recibido un acuerdo de streaming en Plétora TV de Pletora Network y Cinero, que acogerá el documental con subtítulos en español durante el próximo año. Consigue hoy mismo tu suscripción gratuita de prueba de un mes y disfruta de un enorme tesoro de arte, música y cine internacional.
We’re extremely excited to share the news that The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex has received a streaming deal on Pletora Network‘s Plétora TV and Cinero, who will be hosting the documentary with Spanish subtitles for the next year. Get your free 1-month trial membership today and enjoy a massive treasure trove of international art, music, and film.
For even more information about the documentary, listen to director Luke Sargent’s interview on the Wild Sound Film Podcast, and watch this audience reaction reel below.
In Other Film News…
The success of Out of the Hands of the Wicked continues!
Our stupid little puppet show, Out of the Hands of the Wicked, has won the People’s Choice Award at Australia’s Tiny Mountains, Best Music Short at the Regina International, and Best Film Music at the Paris Film Art Festival. Read what critic Kate DeJonge had to say about the film in Grimoire of Horror following the film’s appearance at the Blood in the Snow Festival in Toronto, and watch Benjamin’s interview with the Regina International Film Festival below!
