hollywood history hits the auction block
in chicago this month the four matrix
films set new standards for visionary
movie making and now those artifacts
from those in other films are up for bid
the filmmakers the wachowskis grew up in
the beverly neighborhood and still calls
chicago home arts producer mark vitale
spoke with artist and filmmaker lily
wachowski about an auction with a cause
remember all i'm offering is the truth
nothing more
the truth is the famous red and blue
pills aren't up for auction but there
are props and models from all four
matrix movies
plus items from other films by the
wachowskis including v for vendetta
and cloud atlas the 2012 film with tom
hanks and halle berry
and why not bid on channing tatum's
boots from jupiter ascending
there's also an abundance of stuff the
wachowskis have accumulated in nearly 30
years of filmmaking
so it's even just personal stuff um
stuff that we've collected
gifts to us um from
fans and you know celebrity types um so
yeah it's
we're just clear in house the wachowskis
are
they've held on to a few items yes i
still have a few things that um that are
still pretty cool i have you know one of
them
the red chairs from the matrix movie so
lana has one of those i have one of
those
free
your mind
lana is lilly's sister once known as the
wachowski brothers they've each come out
as a transgender woman
their clearinghouse auction of movie
memorabilia including futuristic weapons
and more traditional ones will benefit
the protect and defend trans youth fund
recently launched by pop star ariana
grande
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it's a fund that benefits
multiple organizations and
particularly in states
that are targeting
trans people in their legislature we
shouldn't have to do this we shouldn't
have to um
have fundraisers to protect trans people
we are going to stand up for each other
it's just a matter if
you know our allies and if cis people
are going to stand up for us too
the wachowskis are working with a
chicago auction house that specializes
in magic this time they're dealing with
movie magic including maquettes scale
models used by the special effects crew
behind you you've got one of the
sentinels from the matrix and again
these are to show the
people making the film
what we want to see on screen so these
are the things that are essential to you
know creating that movie magic
is a lightning rifle from the matrix
it's used in one of the key scenes and
this is what they call the hero prop so
this is the one you see up close in the
film
and is wielded by one of the main
characters in the film
and though they've made movies all over
the world the wachowskis remain
dedicated to their hometown i've always
called chicago home i've always had a
residence here
there was something that was
really grounding and insulating about
all that space between l.a and chicago
and i think it
allowed me and my sister to
i don't know
make better art
now pieces of their creativity will be
available for fans to bid on
i love the idea that me and lana are
able to push these atoms out into the
world for someone else to cherish
because they're they're really not doing
much good
to us except for
you know feeding our ego which is
you know
we can we can do without
for chicago tonight this is mark vitale
the auction is called enter the matrix
the wachowski collection it's scheduled
for 10 a.m next thursday may 12 at
potter and potter auctions in chicago
you can find out more on our website