Sound Unseen is a Film Festival with a focus on music related films and events, the festival has run for 25 years in Minneapolis and makes it's return to Rochester from Dec 5-8th at Pop's Art Theater.

Films in Sound Unseen’s Rochester screenings this year include Spider John Koerner's film The Secret of Sleep which will featurea post-film performance by Mike Munson before the opening night party at Treedome with Scrunchies + Rad Owl + Black Widows. The fest features Dana Flor’s 1-800-On-Her-Own, about the brutally honest, famously foul-mouthed Ani DiFranco; Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, about the legendary cult musician who has quietly influenced every corner of music; This is a Film About the Black Keys; Twin/Tone Records’ 7 Nights In The Entry (2007), a film that was shown once before, and likely won’t be seen for another 20 years capturing bands like the Replacements and Hüsker Dü in their beginnings—plus Greg Norton of Hüsker Dü will be in attendance for a Q&A. Plus very special screenings of Robert Wiene’s classic German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) will also be shown accompanied by a live music performance of the film’s score. A closing night party for the event will take place at Thesis Beer Project with Molly Brandt + James Eugene Russell + Garden Tigers.

Thurs Dec. 5th | 5pm: THE SECRET OF SLEEP w/ Mike Munson
Thurs Dec. 5th | 7pm: Opening Night Party at Treedome - Live music from Scrunchies, Rad Owl, Black Widows
Fri Dec. 6th | 7pm: SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED (w/ post screening Q&A with co-director Isaac Gale)
Fri Dec. 6th | 9pm: ZOMBIES LIVE + Selected early works by Dee Limvere (Select cast/crew in attendance)
Sat Dec. 7th | 4pm: 1-800-ON-HER-OWN
Sat Dec. 7th | 2pm + 9pm: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI w/ Live Performed Score by Barry Paul Clark & friends
Sun Dec. 8th | 5pm: 7 NIGHTS IN THE ENTRY w/ Greg Norton of Husker Du
Sun Dec. 8th | 7pm: Closing Night Party at Thesis Beer Project - live music from Molly Brandt, James Eugene Russell, Garden Tigers

Tickets are $15 per screening | $10 cover for opening and closing parties | Visit Soundunseen.org to learn more