Small Star Seminar

Part of

53rd New York Film Festival

September 25 - October 11, 2015

A motivational speaker urges people to give up their goals and stop reaching for the stars in the first solo music project created by Cory McAbee, which features optimistic songs about quitting, accepting one’s own limitations, and the power of sitting quietly.

Presented by Cory McAbee

For the first solo music project created by Cory McAbee (Crazy and Thief, The American Astronaut), the filmmaker/musician takes the stage as a motivational speaker who urges people to give up their goals, stop reaching for the stars, and start looking for the stars within their own minds. “Small Star Seminar” features optimistic songs about quitting, accepting one’s own limitations, and the power of sitting quietly. McAbee will address the theory of “Deep Astronomy” and answer questions from the audience. Part of a larger storytelling project, the performance will be documented for an upcoming feature film written and directed by McAbee.

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Small Star Seminar

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