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Discuss “Movies with Live Soundtracks”

An underground filmmaking tradition came to town when Pittsburgh Filmmakers hosted a Movies With Live Soundtracks show on September 2 at the Melwood Screening Room. The group came on its first tour since the mini film festival started in 1998.

Xander Marro, a filmmaker from Providence, R.I., wanted ?to bring the energy of the music community and live performance into filmmaking,? and so began Movies With Live Soundtracks.

The first show that the company did took place in a former costume jewelry warehouse projected onto a sheet. The same raw, makeshift sentiment has stayed with the group to this day. Short films shot on 16mm, Super-8, or video are accompanied by soundtracks performed in front of the screen. From narratives to guitar sing-alongs...

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