A band at work Eyeing the dark road, The rough gods waiting there. This is a document, a way in. It’s a broken opening.

This short film is a faithful record of a band’s first encounter performing material meant for the road but kept from the road for two years. Shot over 5 hours on December 12, 2021 in a 125 year-old factory that is home to Dead Starling Studio, the film features material from 2020’s ROUGH GODS as well as a reimagined piece, 2 new works, and some intimate pre/post roll footage that help situate the personalities in the task they took on. 100% live and handmade, shot on 3 iPhone Pros, and digitally multitrack recorded. The film seems able to say most of what resists being said about a Night of Grief and Mystery, the project co-led by author/activist Stephen Jenkinson and recording artist Gregory Hoskins, now in their 7th year of collaboration.

A camera in the room, changes the room. That’s what we invited. That deal was done.

To learn more about the project, please go to nightsofgriefandmystery.com