In Artificial Light Madonna

IN ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

Shown at Ann Arbor Film Festival March 8-13, 1983

Directed by Curt Royston
Madonna as herself

  • In Artificial Light, Curt Royston’s portrait of New York artists, including Madonna Ciccone before her break-through
  • It was filmed as a ‘stage play’ where all the characters submitted their own part
  • The original film is now at NYU, dated 1983 with a duration of 00:21:00
  • There is also a ‘restoration’ from 2010 with the same length
  • Another DVD titled ‘Downtown Madonna, Part 2 + “In Artificial Light’ with a running time of 00:34:00 (undated) is in the same library
  • Madonna performed various songs for her submission with then band ‘Emmy & The Emmy’s’, according to Royston were not used in the final product
  • However there is a DVD in the library titled ‘Hot House’ referring to Madonna’s ‘Hot House Flower’ performance with same band. Duration: 00:13:00 (undated)
  • Snippets of Madonna’s submission and Hot House Flower performances have been featured throughout the years in Madonna related documentaries such as ‘Driven’ and ‘Evolution’
  • In 2010 ‘In Artificial Light’ was one of the films singled out for preservation through National Film Preservation Foundation
  • ‘In Artificial Light’ was shown at the #21 Ann Arbor Film Festival between March 8 and 13, 1983
  • ‘Hot House Flower’ is featured on the unofficial ‘1st Time Out Of Manhattan’ by Emmy & The Emmy’s CD. This release contains a full live performance (for pictures see the memorabilia section)