Tinker Street Cinema

In 2024 JG Thirlwell was commissioned by L’Etrange Film Festival in Paris to create an exclusive live score to the Harry Smith film Heaven And Earth Magic.  The newly-created score was performed by Thirlwell using electronics, triggered samples and theremin, in surround sound. On November 15 2025 Thirlwell will be performing this unique project live at the Tinker St Cinema in Woodstock NY. “Heaven and Earth Magic” is a 65 minute 1962 avant-garde stop-motion animation. Its surreal imagery, drawn from cutups of 19th century catalogs, has a mystical and hypnotic quality that has entranced viewers for decades. The legendary Harry Smith was an American polymath, who was credited variously as an artist, experimental filmmaker, bohemian, mystic, record collector, curator, student of anthropology and a Neo-Gnostic bishop. Opening the show will be Nick Malkin who's practice focuses primarily on the interplay between found sound, field recordings and electronic instrumentation. Visuals by Tommy Grenas (Chrome, Hawkwind)

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS is a deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century's challenges. The film captures the Dalai Lama speaking directly to viewers, creating a sense of a private audience, and shares his timeless wisdom on achieving inner peace and happiness for everyone.