
Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales – a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making. Landscapes of synth-pop, prog, dub, 70s synth, Joe Meek, Ivor Cutler, Library, kraut and classic Warp – Tall Tales sounds like musicians meeting in the Hinterland.
Transmitted by Australian visual artist Jonathan Zawada, Tall Tales is a fairy tale for the modern world; depicting rising tides, kings & queens, amazon logistics and robotic arms under iridescent skies. We wanted computers to do our accounting – instead, they try to paint our pictures and sing our songs. Like all good fairy tales – this work edges light with the dark as Thom’s echoed chants intertwine with Mark’s shimmering electronics. On Tall Tales, we hear seasoned musicians continue down the path of experimentation. A prophetic visual album, Tall Tales has been years in the making, but delivered right on time.
To coincide with the album’s launch, there will be special one-night-only screenings of the film in selected cinemas across the world. Be here Wednesday night to be the first to experience Tall Tales at 12.01 am here at VIFF Centre.
Jonathan Zawada
Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke
UK/Australia
2025
English
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Credits
Executive Producer
Louisa Balletti, Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke
Cinematography
Jonathan Zawada
Editor
Jonathan Zawada
Original Music
Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke
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