On
Sept 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a
million-dollar fortune died under the influence
of drugs and alcohol near his favorite place -
the Joshua Tree National Monument in the
Californian desert. Gram Parsons had made music
history in only a few years. The film was
made
on location and friends, contemporaries and
devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the
importance of his work and the bizarre
circumstances of his early death.
You're Gonna Miss Me
You’re Gonna Miss
Me is a disturbingly intimate portrait
of an imploding family and the struggle between
modernized medicine and religion. It is the
story of Roky Erickson: manic frontman for the
legendary band The 13th Floor Elevators creators
of psychedelic music and muse to Janis Joplin.
Trying to Get Good exposes Hollywood’s best kept secret -
when the stars come out to play, it’s Jack Sheldon who plays for them.
Trying to Get Good takes a look deep inside the eternally tormented soul
of an artist who’s not just “trying to get good” on the trumpet, but in
his life as well.
Back to the Basics
Back
to the Basics takes you on a journey to
Luckenbach, Texas, the place “where everybody’s
somebody.” Interspersed with live musical
performances by players in the “pickin’ circle”
you will feel as if you are sitting at the bar
as all of the stories intertwine to complete
your journey.
The
Brothers Warner
The
Brothers Warner is an intimate portrait of
the four film pioneers who founded and ran
Warner Bros. for over 50 years. This is the
inside story of the little known major player in
the Warner Bros. studio legend, Harry Warner
(Cass’ grandfather); honest Abe, visionary Sam,
and volatile Jack—the original Hollywood
independent filmmakers.
Townes Van Zandt-
Be Here to Love Me
As a musician,
Townes Van Zandt was
legendary—perhaps one of the
greatest who ever lived, inspiring
artists from Bob Dylan to Norah
Jones to Steve Earle. Director
Margaret Brown’s Be Here to
Love Mepresents an
insightful look at the sacrifices,
challenges, and consequences faced
in pursuit of a dream.
Rock N' Roll Made In
Mexico
From
Evolution to Revolution "Rock 'n' Roll Made in
Mexico " is the story of Mexican rock told by
intrepid filmmakers Lance Miccio and Rock icon
Fito de la Parra .
Women
In Boxes
Women in Boxes
is the first film to uncover the story of the
Unsung Hero behind the magician. The devoted, if
not masochistic Magic Assistant who distorts her
body into impossible positions while the
magician cuts her in pieces, stabs her
incessantly, sets her on fire, crushes her,
dismembers her, restores her to life with a
dramatic Taa Daa and takes a bow to wild
applause. Who is the woman who would subject
herself to such torture, not to mention, the
Magician's Ego?
The Wrecking Crew
The movie has been making its way through the
film festival circuit, and in fall 2008 will
also be screened in San Diego, Boise, Vancouver
and Mill Valley.
For anyone who has listened to The Beach Boys,
The Monkees, The Mamas and the Papas, and many
other popular bands from the 60’s, The Wrecking
Crew exposes the true artists behind the music
and what day to day life was like for these
people.