Loosely structured and undermined by slapdash production values, veteran music-video director Stephen Hanft's feature debut showcases some great musical sequences featuring Beck, Beth Orton, Hank Williams III and other artists. "The Southlander" is a weekly buy/sell paper for struggling Southern California musicians, who exchange equipment at fire-sale prices through its ads. Down-on-his-luck keyboard player Chance (Rory Cochcrane) makes an exceptional score, buying a rare and beautiful 1969 melatron synthesizer that he hopes will help him land a touring gig with snooty dub-pop band Tomorrow Pigeon. And it does, which should be the end of his troubles but is instead ...
Released:
2003
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins