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Martyn Ware/Charles Stooke remix – Tulipomania: You Had to be There

Trust the teller – or the tale – when only fragments exist?
You had to be there… maybe.

  • Cheryl Gelover
    Director
    Co-Director, Animator, Musician
  • Tom Murray
    Director
    Co-Director, Animator, Musician
  • Tulipomania
    Producer
  • Tulipomania
    Music
  • Martyn Ware
    Music
    http://www.archive.illustriouscompany.co.uk/distinguishing-features
  • Charles Stooke
    Music
    https://illustriouscompany.co.uk/about/
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • CutOut Fest
    Querétaro
    Mexico
    November 16, 2023
    Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Amarcort
    Rimini
    Italy
    December 3, 2024
    Finalist
  • SF Shorts
    United States
    Finalist
Distribution Information
  • Tulipomania/Cheryl Gelover
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Cheryl Gelover, Tom Murray

Tulipomania has alternately been categorized as ‘cult synth punks,' ‘glam-leaning,' ‘postpunk,' ‘art-rock' and ‘muscular chamber pop.'

While band members Tom Murray (lead vocals, bass,
percussion) and Cheryl Gelover (synthesizer, background vocals) enjoy deciphering efforts to categorize their sound, they decline to offer a specific label of their own.

The two first met in Art school, and found themselves collaborating on projects for Experimental Film and Animation classes –Tulipomania grew along with those experiences.

Described as “artistic and inventive” and “gorgeous,” music videos created by Tulipomania have been featured in film festivals worldwide, including the London Short Film Festival (England), Leeds International Film Festival (England), Aesthetica Short Film Festival (York, England), Encounters (Bristol,England), Zubroffka (Poland), AniFilm (Liberec, Czech Republic) and StopTrik (Croatia, Poland).

A complete list of festival screenings is available on request.

Recently, the pair created two music videos for Cabaret Voltaire co-founder and frontman Stephen Mallinder's recent solo release titled tick, tick, tick – out now on Dais records.

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Director Statement

We will be releasing an album to coincide with the publication of the fourth book in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed Southern Reach series. This album was created after receiving an invitation from VanderMeer to feature our music after it inspired him while writing the new novel Absolution.

The songs " You Had to Be There", " Shines On" and "Then and Only Then" as well as our animated music videos for these tracks will be featured and included with this new album release, scheduled for late October, 2024.

We are thrilled that Jeff VanderMeer has written album liner notes explaining how our music influenced and inspired his new novel. Four new songs inspired by the novel Absolution as well as remixed tracks will be featured as part of the new novel's publication.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374616595/absolution