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NEON
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Year: 2015 Classification: PG Runtime: 84 min Produced In: Australia Directed By: Lawrence Johnston Produced By: Veronica Fury, Lawrence Johnston Language: English |
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"A story of dazzle and glow, scale and fragility, art and commerce, a documentary love letter to neon lighting and its vivid, singular history." – Philippa Hawker, The Age
"Energetic and infectious in its enthusiasm" – Sarah Ward, ArtsHub
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Lawrence Johnston's NEON is a brightly coloured journey through the American dream, exploring how neon became a beacon for the hopes of a country. As in his prior documentaries, ONCE A QUEEN (also available from Ronin), FALLOUT, NIGHT and the classic ETERNITY, Johnston has created a visually resplendent cinematic poem that transcends documentary conventions.
NEON begins in Paris in the 1920s and moves across the Atlantic to America which became enthusiastic about the light as it spread across the "neon hot spots" of the U.S. - New York, Los Angeles and especially Las Vegas, the "Neon Capital of the World", and now home to the famous "Neon Boneyard".
Johnston has collected a dazzlingly giddy group of neon enthusiasts: people who have opened museums to classic neon as well as modern electric neon art; and people who tell stories of growing up in Las Vegas around the warming buzz of neon signs and being too distraught to watch them being torn down with the advancing of time. These people who have made neon their life give the film an urgency and a necessity in this ever-changing world.
It's also a movie for film-lovers as it looks at how neon has played its part in Cinema, creating atmosphere and glamour (sometimes faded) in films from Hollywood musicals to PSYCHO. NEON is a movie not only for those of us who hold a glowing love for Americana, mid-20th Century design and saving the cultural world around us, but also enjoy surprising emotional and unexpected historic jaunts along the way.
It is a delightful spectacle of colour and light, music and history, design and cultural heritage.
Produced with assistance from ScreenQueensland, Film Victoria, and the Premier Fund of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
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Follow this link to view the NEON trailer: vimeo.com/235688961
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Written and Directed by LAWRENCE JOHNSTON
Produced by VERONICA FURY and LAWRENCE JOHNSTON
Director of Photography ERON SHEEAN
Edited by BILL MURPHY (ASE)
Original Music ANTONY PARTOS
Executive Producer MICHAEL TEAR
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Related files
- Click here to download NEON press kit (pdf) (PDF 843.5 kb)
- Click here to download NEON press kit (Word) (DOCX 2.5 Mb)
Images
 2. Neon_Production Still_Clover Deli Title: Clover Delicatessen © James and Karla Murray download high-res |
 3. Neon_Production Still_El Captain Title: El Captain © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 4. Neon_Production Still_El Cortez Title: El Cortez © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 5. Neon_Production Still_Gotham City Video Title: Gotham City Video © James and Karla Murray download high-res |
 6. Neon_Production Still_Hacienda Horse & Rider Title: Hacienda Horse & Rider © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 7. Neon_Production Still_Las Vegas Title: Neon Signs in Las Vegas © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 8. Neon_Production Still_Radio City Music Hall Title: Radio City Music Hall © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 9. Neon_Production Still_Vegas Vic Title: Vegas Vic © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 10. Neon_Production Still_White Horse Title: White Horse © James and Karla Murray download high-res |
 11. Neon_Production Still_Director_Lawrence Johnston Title: Lawrence Johnston, Director/ Writer/ Co-Producer © Lawrence Johnston download high-res |
 12. Neon_Production Still_Producer_Veronica Fury Title: Veronica Fury, Producer © WildBear Entertainment download high-res |
 File Name: 1.Neon_Production Still_City Island Lobster House Title: City Island Lobster House © James and Karla Murray |
 NEON poster (1.8MB) download high-res |
