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Ah, the Danielson Famile movie. No recollection of it? Given that we reported on the film and interviewed its director/producer/cameraman/editor JL Aronson just over three years ago, we can't really hold that one against you.

Let's refresh. Aronson, head honcho over at the Brooklyn-based Creative Arson Productions, set out to explore the religious motifs, solo/family balance, and other mysteries surrounding Daniel Smith aka Br. Danielson and the Danielson Famile/Danielsonship/Danielson in 2002.

Since then, he's carved his footage into a 105-minute movie with, according to a press release, "collage, direct cinema, animation, and memorable performances" all included. Also featured are cameos from author Rick Moody, Steve Albini, Daniel Johnston, WNYC's David Garland, and Low's Alan Sparhawk.

The film, now officially titled Danielson: a Family Movie {or, Make a Joyful Noise Here}, experienced a successful festival run, and was screened at events like the Chicago Underground Film Fest (it won the Audience Award), the Sidewalk Moving Picture Fest (it won the Special Jury Award), South by Southwest, the San Francisco Independent Film Fest, the New York Underground Film Fest, and a series of others.

And now, residents of select U.S. cities will be able to see A Family Movie on the big screen, as a limited theatrical release has been scheduled. The work will be screened at New York's Cinema Village from December 15-21, Chicago's Siskel Center on December 10 and 14, Austin's Alamo Downtown on December 11, 20, 28 and January 2, Seattle's NW Film Forum from December 15-21, San Francisco's Red Vic from January 25-27, Bloomington's Cinemat during the first two weeks of December, and Portland's NW Film Center in the third week of January, as well as in Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, and Washington, DC sometime in the not-so-distant future.

In the trailer, Daniel Smith performs at a retirement center in his tree costume, so this is not to be missed, folks.

As previously reported, Danielson currently have a big round of dates on their itinerary, set to kick off in Brussels later this month. First off, however, on November 22, the band will record a VRPO 3VOOR12 radio session in Amsterdam.

Dates:

11-23 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box *
11-24 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix +
11-25 Liège, Belgium - L'Escalier
11-26 Lille, France - La Malterie
11-27 Brighton, England - Komedia
11-28 Bristol, England - Thekla
11-29 Manchester, England - Klondyke Club
11-30 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut #
12-01 Hull, England - The Adelphi Club #
12-02 Nottingham, England - The Social #
12-03 London, England - The Luminaire #
12-05 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie #
12-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso #
12-07 Utrecht, Netherlands - Theater Kikker
12-08 Darmstadt, Germany - Oetinger Villa #
12-09 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace #
12-10 Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn #
12-11 Lyon, France - Grrrnd Zero #
12-12 Barcelona, Spain - La 2 #
12-13 Bilbao, Spain - Azkena #
12-14 Bordeaux, France - Son'art #
12-15 The Hague, Netherlands - State X New Forms $

* with Woven Hand
+ with the Long Winters
# with Jeffrey Lewis
$ with Sonic Youth