The Arcade Fire have revealed they’re working on a film with legendary film producer Spike Jonez. Inspired by the band’s latest album The Suburbs, the short film is entitled Scenes From The Suburbs and features Arcade Fire brothers Will and Win Butler on the soundtrack. Premiering at theBerlinale Festical next week, it will feature performances from relative newcomers Sienna Blau, Sam Dillon, Zoe Graham, Zeke Jarmon, Paul Pluymen and Ashlin Williamson. The 28 minute film comes with a summary from the band which some specultate could be the lyrics to a new album:
“I wish I could remember every little moment. But I can’t/ Why do I only remember the moments that I do/ I wonder what happens to the others.” The film-makers then present a series of sentence fragments: “A group of suburban youths. Back then, in the summer, so long ago. They couldn’t leave town because outside the country was at war and the military controlled life and all gateways. The teenagers wander aimlessly about town. Winter is a long way off. And love and longing and friendship still mean – everything.”
