AES New York 2019
Broadcast & Online Delivery Track Event B17
Friday, October 18, 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
Technical Tour: B17 - The Current War: Director's Cut
Dolby Theater, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY
A special screening provided to the members of the Audio Engineering Society of the upcoming film The Current War: Director's Cut.
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) with Producer Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, The Current War also stars Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton.
This event is limited to 70 people. Tickets are required (free) and can be obtained at the Registration area.