A documentary short film that covered Tape Swap Radio and Shards is premiering at this year’s SouthSide Film Festival in Bethlehem.
REVERB/ERATIONS by director Kevin Kirner is a 32-minute film which describes itself as, “a documentary journey through the Bethlehem, PA indie/DIY music scene and the characters that make it all work.” The film was recorded at events throughout 2019 including Tape Swap Radio’s Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market and benefit concert at the Ice House featuring Weakened Friends, Well Wisher, and bloodmoon.
The film also followed Matt Molchany at the opening of Studio 11 at the Bethlehem Area Public Library and an album recording session at Shards with New York-based experimental indie pop band Shypit.
REVERB/ERATIONS will be screened three times at the film festival, all of them at the National Museum of Industrial History (602 E. 2nd St) in South Bethlehem:
Friday, June 18, 2021 - Short Film Block - 5:20- 6:50 pm
Friday, June 18, 2021 - Short Film Block - 9:20 - 10:55 pm
Saturday, June 19, 2021 - Short Film Block - 1:20 - 3:00 pm
More information is available at the SouthSide Film Festival website. Single block tickets to the festival are $10 and can be purchased at Deja Brew coffee shop (101 W. 4th St) in South Bethlehem. All Access passes are $50 and can be purchased on the festival website.
Director Kevin Kirner was a 2019 graduate student at Lehigh University during the filming of REVERB/ERATIONS. Kirner was previously a part of a student-led research project which created the documentary Betting on Bethlehem, exploring the Sands Casino’s relationship with South Bethlehem.
