Symphonic Cinema
The Capital City Film Festival’s signature Symphonic Cinema concert returns with a bold reimagining of Animal Farm (1954) based on the dystopian novel by George Orwell. Composer Tim Blackmon presents the Loud Pack, an experimental group featuring vocalist Jasmine Hamilton-Wray to create an immersive new soundscape for the film directed by Joy Batchelor and John Halas.
A Q&A with Blackmon will immediately follow the screening.
This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
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DATE
Sunday, April 12, 2026 -
TIME
7:00 PM -
VENUE
Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall -
FILMS RUNTIME
72 Minutes -
TICKETS
FREE -
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Animal Farm
In this animated film based on George Orwell’s novel, animals on drunken Mr. Jones’ (Maurice Denham) farm, led by prize hog Old Major (also Denham), gather to discuss their abuse. Old Major exhorts the animals to rebel. Boxer the horse, donkey Benjamin, pigs Snowball and Napoleon and the others agree, and when Old Major dies, they turn against Jones. But Napoleon secretly raises a group of puppies to do his bidding, and over time the efficiently run farm falters as Napoleon schemes to take over.
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DIRECTOR
Joy Batchelor, John Halas -
YEAR
1954 -
RUNTIME
72 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English
Timothy Blackmon Jr.
As an educator and artist-in-residence, Timothy Blackmon Jr. has taught masterclasses at The Florida State University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Alabama (Birmingham), University of Vermont, and The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Canada.
As a performer, Blackmon is a member of The Modern Jazz Generation led by Marcus Roberts, a member of The Rodney Whitaker Sextet, a member of The Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, and as a Geri Allen fellow and member of the Gathering Orchestra of Detroit. He has also appeared alongside a diverse list of great artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic, Joan Rivers, and Savion Glover. (JazzEd Detroit, January 19, 2025)
Jasmine Hamilton-Wray
Jasmine Hamilton-Wray is a singer-songwriter, and third generation artist. Originally from Akron, Ohio, Jasmine grew up in East Lansing. As a student at Michigan State University. During her time as a vocal jazz student she started writing and performing original alternative R&B music and formed the BLAT!Pack hip hop collective with other singers, rappers and producers from all over the state. In addition to her singing and songwriting, Jasmine has broadcasted her creative and artistic endeavors to include costuming, creative direction, essay writing and screenwriting.
