As part of the ATA/Other Cinema annual benefit weekend, local lensman Jim Granato (in person) generously shares his award-winning long-form, shot by Christian Bruno, on personal survival in the rock 'n' roll milieu. Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon is threatened with a deteriorating kidney (his only one) right at the start of a national tour. John Vanderslice, the Moore Brothers, and many other musicians appear in this hometown tale of courage in the face of an inadequate health-care system. CO-BILLED is Michael Albright's 79-min. Sleeping Nights Awake, capturing Sonic Youth's July 4th Reno performance. The band's Nevada visit was in fact documented by six high-school students, affording a candid rockumentary much less pretentious than the typical music-biz promo. PLUS: Rev. Douglas Katelus welcomes all at his cozy piano bar, while Bill Daniel, Richard Kern, and Vanessa Renwick garnish the Sonic stew.
