After its world premiere at Sundance last year, Gary Hustwit’s “Eno” quickly became one of the most talked-about documentaries of 2024. And its reputation is well deserved: a generative feature film made with digital artist Brendan Dawes about the legendary musician/producer/artist/ ambient music pioneer Brian Eno that’s different each time it screens. It’s a groundbreaking concept as playful and creative as Eno himself, and it’s left many bracing to experience it not just once but several times.
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Now, to celebrate the film’s one-year anniversary, Hustwit, Dawes, and Film First have a new idea: “24 Hours Of Eno.” The 24-hour livestream event allows anyone worldwide to watch “Eno” in its quintillions of unique versions, along with additional material not included in the original doc. That includes other generative video pieces like “Nothing Can Ever Be The Same,” Dawes and Hustwits’ doc prequel installation from the Venice Biennale, and new conversations with the film’s production team, special guests, and more. In short, it’s a version of the film all over again, but even more different and immersive than before.
Here’s an official synopsis for “Eno,” courtesy of Film First:
In the first career-spanning documentary about the legendary artist, Hustwit set out to decode Eno’s creative strategies and reject the hagiographic impulses of the music doc genre. Hustwit and digital artist Brendan Dawes developed a groundbreaking, human-coded generative software platform to create a documentary that is different every time it screens. The film draws from Eno’s staggering archive of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music and Hustwit’s original interviews, but each screening of “Eno” is unique, presenting different scenes, order, and music. “Eno” offers billions of possible variations and ushers in an innovative new approach to storytelling. The result is a viewing experience that resonates with Eno’s own artistic practice, his use of technology to compose music and his endless exploration of human creativity.
Hustwit’s film made the shortlist for the 97th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. The doc also received five Cinema Eye Honors nods, including Best Director, Best Editing, Best Visual Design, Best Sound Design, and its unforgettable subject, Eno himself.
The 24-hour livestream on all things Brian Eno begins January 24 at 12p EST, with limited tickets on sale now for $24. Watch a trailer for “Eno” below.
