Tonight at VERA, you can catch a special program on the big screen: the brand-new film about one of VERA’s all-time darlings — Dead Moon! And it’s the Dutch premiere this Dead Moon performance documentary!
After the screening, you can stay for a live-stream Q&A with the filmmakers Jason Axel Summers and Kate Fix.

Filmmakers Jason Axel Summers and Kate Fix of Magic Umbrella interact with attendees remotely after the film screening at Club Vera – the club that originally brought Dead Moon to the rest of the world!

In 2001 filmmakers Jason Axel Summers and Kate Fix teamed up with legendary Portland rock band Dead Moon to film the documentary Unknown Passage – The Dead Moon Story. The filmmakers were welcomed into the world of the band as if members of their family. They soon found that unlike many artists, with Dead Moon there is no curtain to pull back and peer behind: they always were and are that face they presented as artists to the world. Their earnestness was undeniable, and their electrifying performances and connection with audiences over nineteen years made them rock and roll legends. Summers and Fix shot 180 hours of film & video, all but what was used for the Unknown Passage documentary remaining “in the can” (or CRYPT!) ….until now!

This new film revisits the performances that Summers & Fix captured on tour with Dead Moon, most of it never presented to the world. We also see fun and interesting footage of a less formal nature, just hanging out and traveling with the band. This film is meant to be a window back in time for fans of Dead Moon, new and old.   The directors note the significance of Club Vera and Groningen to spreading the world-wide phenomenon of Dead Moon after their first show outside the United States at Club Vera.  This accelerated a wave of recognition of the band’s genuine rock roots and helped reignite Fred Cole’s career to the status it deserves.  The band has always recognized the significance of Vera in their commercial success on their own personal terms – a rare triumph in the world of Rock ’N Roll!