Vincent Moon is an guerrilla filmmaker from Paris whose obsessive love for music takes him around the world in pursuit of new sounds and images. He’s worked with many notable mainstream artists like Tom Jones, R.E.M. and Arcade Fire, and is best known for his Takeaway Shows—single-take field recordings of indie rock musicians for the French music community La Blogotheque. The direct and honest simplicity of these videos has since been imitated by a legion of copycats, but Moon’s style remains his own.

Moon has long been a believer in artistic freedom and sharing, and has employed Creative Commons licensing on his works for years. He’s also an expert at skipping the middle men—record labels, producers, and others who get between an artist and his art. At OVC, we’ll explore with Moon how far artists should go for “openness”—when can openness actually compromise artistic integrity? How can artists balance a respect for open technologies with a desire to present the best possible work? What challenges do filmmakers and others have in embracing open video?

Besides making music videos, Moon also makes experimental films and documentaries. He’ll share some of his work with us at the event. For a beautiful example, see Moon’s takeaway show with the Seattle folk quintet Fleet Foxes.

Join OVC this October 1-2 in New York City to engage in conversations about openness, sharing, and the connected artist.