BRAND NEW DAY a film by AMOS GITAI

BRAND NEW DAY a film by AMOS GITAI with ANNIE LENNOX, DAVE STEWART RYUICHI SAKAMOTO. 1987. France, UK. 93 min. Traveling through Japan, synthpop legends Eurythmics test out new ideas about music in a rarelyseen early film by the celebrated Israeli director. While on tour in Japan, the synthpop duo Eurythmics were followed around by thenunknown, now renown Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai. The onthefly documentary, awash in the neon lights of Tokyos bustling nightlife and the performers dazzling shows, captures vocalist Annie Lennox and guitarist Dave Stewart at the height of their stardom while immersed in a new project meant to combine the sounds of Japans new technologies with the nations ancient musical traditions.