BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A FILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT Directed
by
Margaret Brown USA / 2004 / 99 minutes
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Screening
Times and Venues:
Woodstock Town Hall
10/2/2005, 5:30PM
$10
SYNOPSIS:
Townes Van Zandt is widely recognized as a true songwriter's songwriter, a musician whose brilliance and lyrical insight made him popular amongst true fans and other musicians. Having released dozens of albums since the mid-1960s, Van Zandt, who died in 1997, solidified his place in America's musical pantheon. BE HERE TO LOVE ME i is an artful, expertly directed portrait of Van Zandt's life and career and features Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, and Kris Kristofferson, among many others.
BIO:
Director, Margaret Brown focuses on the decision to live his life for his art - to "blow everything offáget a guitar and go!" Her haunting and lyrical film, BE HERE TO LOVE ME, combines interviews with friends and family with never seen footage of Townes Van Zandt, from rare performance and interview footage to intimate portraits shot in Van Zandt's own home throughout the years. It also includes appearances by many famous musicians, including Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, and Emmylou Harris.
MAIN CREDITS:
Cast/Featuring:
Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, and Kris Kristofferson, among many others.
Executive
Producer(s):
Paul Stekler, Louis Black, Chris Mattsson
Director(s): Margaret Brown
Cinematographer(s): Lee Daniel
Print Source: BE HERE TO LOVE ME...
Palm Pictures
www.palmpictures.com
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