LIVE FROM UB documentary film, released 17 cities of the world and won three awards, will be premiered in Mongolia on Aug 6 at Tengis cinema at 6pm. The documentary follows a Mongolian rock band Mohanik as they struggle to distill the national rock music style for global audience.
The screening is offered for FREE with the support of the U.S. Embassy.
LIVE FROM UB explores the small but vibrant rock scene in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar (also called ‘UB’). It blends the story of one band creating original Mongolian rock with interviews from experts and Mongolian rock legends. Rock was a catalyst in the democratic revolution of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, more than twenty years later, the first generation to grow up in this new society is making its own music. Unlike the generation before them, the new music makers grew up watching MTV and can access music from anywhere in the world in an instant. But these young Mongolians are defying the forces of globalization and using modern music to both explore and assert their own unique heritage. Like Mongolia at large, they are eager to be recognized beyond their borders, but without sacrificing their identity.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Lauren Knapp is a multimedia storyteller. With an academic background in anthropology and a professional background in journalism. She uses the documentary medium to merge both worlds.
After graduating from Grinnell College in 2006, Lauren spent a year teaching in Nanjing, China as Grinnell Corps Fellow. It was there that she discovered her passion for media while volunteering for a Chinese (English language) television show. Upon her return to the United States, she began working at the PBS NewsHour where she honed her skills as a journalist and was inducted into the demanding and dynamic world of television journalism. She was one of the first Reporters on staff to film, edit and produce her own videos – now common at the PBS NewsHour.
With a love for music, urge to focus on a long-term project, and keen interest in Mongolia (a place she briefly visited in 2007), she left Washington, DC for Ulaanbaatar in late 2011 with the support of a Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship. She later wished she’d timed her visit to start after the most brutal months of winter.
ABOUT THE CREW
ISABELLE STROLLO, Assistant Editor
Isabelle Strollo is a picture editor and motion graphics artist for film and television based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since 2008 She is an adjunct faculty at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where she teaches film editing and production as well as broadcast graphics. She began her career as a camera assistant, working on productions for the White House Historical Society and National Geographic Television, as well as a host of commercial production companies. As an editor, She has worked on a variety of documentaries, narratives and educational projects.
DULGUUN BAYASGALAN, Associate Producer/Translator
With a degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia, Dulguun is keen on advancing the arts, especially film, in Mongolia. He discovered his love for music at an early age and has since extended his passions to literature and film. With an urge to create and promote the arts, Dulguun is currently working on a number of films and art-related projects.
FERNANDA ROSSI, Story Editor
Whether in a personal session, a workshop or through her writing, Fernanda Rossi supports and guides filmmakers with proven methodologies in the creation and improvement of rough cuts, fundraising trailers, synopses, treatments, scripts and pitches. She has doctored over 300 documentaries, fiction scripts and work samples, including two Academy Award®nominees.
SCREENED CITIES
2016
July 21, 2016 – Bucheon, S. Korea – Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
April 29, 2016 – Eugene, OR – DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2016
April 22, 2016 – Falls Church, VA – Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival
April 20, 2016 – Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Film and Music Experience
March 31, 2016 – Seattle, WA – AAS 2016 Film Expo
February 24, 2016 – London, UK – Asia House
February 21 – San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop Music Festival & Film Series
February 10 – Seattle, WA – Northwest Film Forum
February 3 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – International Film Festival Rotterdam
2015
November 14 – Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
November 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Sound Unseen
November 2 – Austin, TX – Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
October 30 – Tucson, AZ – University of Arizona
October 24-25 – Mongolia International Film Festival
Awarded “Best Mongolian Film”
October 3 – Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival
September 24 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – Documentary Arts Asia
July 24 – New York – Asian American International Film Festival
Awarded “Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker” and “Audience Choice for Documentary Feature”
July 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Silk Screen Film Festival
July 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Silk Screen Film Festival
July 10 – Washington, DC – Friends of Mongolia
May 13-17 – Singapore – Endeavours Documentary Film Festival
April 19 – Chicago, IL – CIMMFest
2013
April 11, 2013 – Pittsburgh
Screening of select videos from Mongolia plus a sneak peak of a chapter of LIVE FROM UB and Q&A
April 10,2013 – Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh
Screening of select videos from Mongolia plus a sneak peak of a chapter of
April 4, 2013 – Hartford, CT – Trinity College
Dir. Lauren Knapp presents MONGOLIAN BLING, a documentary about hip hop in Mongolia and interviewing director Benj Binks.
Discussion on Mongolian Rock-n-Roll music industry on Aug 12
After a week from the Live From UB documentary premiere, panel of Mongolia’s top independent musicians and producers will discuss the state of rock music in Mongolia on Aug 12 at 7pm at CUE+ cafe located in Gegeenten Entertainment Center. Mohanik will play several songs that are featured in the film at the panel.
Live streaming of the panel: https://www.facebook.com/livefromub
LIVE FROM UB documentary film, released 17 cities of the world and won three awards, will be premiered in Mongolia on Aug 6 at Tengis cinema at 6pm. The documentary follows a Mongolian rock band Mohanik as they struggle to distill the national rock music style for global audience.
The screening is offered for FREE with the support of the U.S. Embassy.
LIVE FROM UB explores the small but vibrant rock scene in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar (also called ‘UB’). It blends the story of one band creating original Mongolian rock with interviews from experts and Mongolian rock legends. Rock was a catalyst in the democratic revolution of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, more than twenty years later, the first generation to grow up in this new society is making its own music. Unlike the generation before them, the new music makers grew up watching MTV and can access music from anywhere in the world in an instant. But these young Mongolians are defying the forces of globalization and using modern music to both explore and assert their own unique heritage. Like Mongolia at large, they are eager to be recognized beyond their borders, but without sacrificing their identity.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Lauren Knapp is a multimedia storyteller. With an academic background in anthropology and a professional background in journalism. She uses the documentary medium to merge both worlds.
After graduating from Grinnell College in 2006, Lauren spent a year teaching in Nanjing, China as Grinnell Corps Fellow. It was there that she discovered her passion for media while volunteering for a Chinese (English language) television show. Upon her return to the United States, she began working at the PBS NewsHour where she honed her skills as a journalist and was inducted into the demanding and dynamic world of television journalism. She was one of the first Reporters on staff to film, edit and produce her own videos – now common at the PBS NewsHour.
With a love for music, urge to focus on a long-term project, and keen interest in Mongolia (a place she briefly visited in 2007), she left Washington, DC for Ulaanbaatar in late 2011 with the support of a Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship. She later wished she’d timed her visit to start after the most brutal months of winter.
ABOUT THE CREW
ISABELLE STROLLO, Assistant Editor
Isabelle Strollo is a picture editor and motion graphics artist for film and television based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since 2008 She is an adjunct faculty at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where she teaches film editing and production as well as broadcast graphics. She began her career as a camera assistant, working on productions for the White House Historical Society and National Geographic Television, as well as a host of commercial production companies. As an editor, She has worked on a variety of documentaries, narratives and educational projects.
DULGUUN BAYASGALAN, Associate Producer/Translator
With a degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia, Dulguun is keen on advancing the arts, especially film, in Mongolia. He discovered his love for music at an early age and has since extended his passions to literature and film. With an urge to create and promote the arts, Dulguun is currently working on a number of films and art-related projects.
FERNANDA ROSSI, Story Editor
Whether in a personal session, a workshop or through her writing, Fernanda Rossi supports and guides filmmakers with proven methodologies in the creation and improvement of rough cuts, fundraising trailers, synopses, treatments, scripts and pitches. She has doctored over 300 documentaries, fiction scripts and work samples, including two Academy Award®nominees.
SCREENED CITIES
2016
July 21, 2016 – Bucheon, S. Korea – Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
April 29, 2016 – Eugene, OR – DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2016
April 22, 2016 – Falls Church, VA – Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival
April 20, 2016 – Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Film and Music Experience
March 31, 2016 – Seattle, WA – AAS 2016 Film Expo
February 24, 2016 – London, UK – Asia House
February 21 – San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop Music Festival & Film Series
February 10 – Seattle, WA – Northwest Film Forum
February 3 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – International Film Festival Rotterdam
2015
November 14 – Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
November 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Sound Unseen
November 2 – Austin, TX – Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
October 30 – Tucson, AZ – University of Arizona
October 24-25 – Mongolia International Film Festival
Awarded “Best Mongolian Film”
October 3 – Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival
September 24 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – Documentary Arts Asia
July 24 – New York – Asian American International Film Festival
Awarded “Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker” and “Audience Choice for Documentary Feature”
July 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Silk Screen Film Festival
July 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Silk Screen Film Festival
July 10 – Washington, DC – Friends of Mongolia
May 13-17 – Singapore – Endeavours Documentary Film Festival
April 19 – Chicago, IL – CIMMFest
2013
April 11, 2013 – Pittsburgh
Screening of select videos from Mongolia plus a sneak peak of a chapter of LIVE FROM UB and Q&A
April 10,2013 – Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh
Screening of select videos from Mongolia plus a sneak peak of a chapter of
April 4, 2013 – Hartford, CT – Trinity College
Dir. Lauren Knapp presents MONGOLIAN BLING, a documentary about hip hop in Mongolia and interviewing director Benj Binks.
Discussion on Mongolian Rock-n-Roll music industry on Aug 12
After a week from the Live From UB documentary premiere, panel of Mongolia’s top independent musicians and producers will discuss the state of rock music in Mongolia on Aug 12 at 7pm at CUE+ cafe located in Gegeenten Entertainment Center. Mohanik will play several songs that are featured in the film at the panel.
Live streaming of the panel: https://www.facebook.com/livefromub