Autoluminescent documentary full biography
Autoluminescent documentary full biography
Autoluminescent documentary full biography video!
written by Chris Familton
On the eve of the cinematic release of Autoluminescent, the new feature length documentary film about the life and music of Rowland S.
Howard, I chatted to directors Richard Lowenstein and Lynn-Maree Milburn about the global process of creating the visual document, their memories of Howard and the emotional journey in light of Howard’s passing in December 2009.
Autoluminescent rose from the connection that Lowenstein and Milburn made with Howard while filming interview segments for their 2009 film We’re Livin’ On Dog Food which documented the eighties music scene in Melbourne.
They realised that there was a story to be told about Howard, his outlook on life and of course the uncompromising musical history of one of this countries most enigmatic and original artists.
The dual direction of the film is an interesting and curious element but as Lowenstein explains it was essential to the type of documentary everyone wanted to make.
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