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1 5 6 2 4 B e t s P e r S e c o n d s x s w. c o m 24 BEATS PER SECOND FILM FESTIVAL The Smart Studios Story Director: Wendy Schneider WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 90 MIN The post-70's explosion of independent music in America has many traceable roots, each with a compelling story. One of its most significant has never been told until now. Drawing on never-before-seen archival footage, in-depth-interviews with musicians and producers, and a mighty soundtrack, The Smart Studios Story reveals the pivotal The Smart Studios Story reveals the pivotal The Smart Studios Story Midwest link to the global rise of 1990's Alternative Rock and the unassuming Madison, Wisconsin recording studio at its center. If you've ever been touched by the music of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, L7 or their peers, you've been touched by the music created at Smart Studios, the legendary recording facility founded by Butch Vig and Steve Marker. Producers: Wendy Schneider, Kerry Brown , Executive Producers: Wendy Schneider, Butch Vig, Steve Marker , DP: Wendy Schneider , Editor: Wendy Schneider Wednesday, March 16 | 5:30 PM Prmount Thetre Friday, March 18 | 11:00 AM Almo Ritz 1 Wendy Schneider Schneider is the creative force behind a range of independent projects including an audio documentary on the Civil Rights Movement, an award-winning CD compilation protesting the Iraq War, and the short documentary, CUT: Teens and Self Injury. She began engineering at Smart Studios in '92 and subsequently opened her own recording studio. Coney Island Studios, LLC Wendy Schneider wendyannschneider@gmail.com Sidemen – Long Road to Glory Director: Scott Rosenbaum Screenwriters: Scott Rosenbaum, Jasin Cadic WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 78 MIN An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the last interviews and their final live performances together, before their deaths in 2011. The historic live shows are accompanied by performances and personal insights from many of the blues and rock stars these legendary sidemen inspired including: Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Shemekia Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter. Producers: Jasin Cadic, Tony Grazia, Scott Rosenbaum, Joe White , Executive Producers: Alan Rudolph, Fabrizio Grossi, Pat Scalabrino , Editor: Bo Mehrad , Music: Fabrizio Grossi Friday, March 11 | 6:00 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Wednesday, March 16 | 10:45 AM Almo Lmr A Saturday, March 19 | 1:45 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Scott Rosenbaum Scott Rosenbaum is a New York based independent writer/director/producer. His feature debut was The Perfect Age of Rock 'N' Roll that stars Peter Fonda. The documentary, Roll that stars Peter Fonda. The documentary, Roll Sidemen, his second feature, explores the lives, deaths and legacies of some of the last Chicago and Delta bluesmen, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. Red Hawk Films Scott Rosenbaum info@redhawkfilms.com A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story Director: Keith Maitland WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 96 MIN Packed wall to wall with the greatest music from Texas and beyond, with performances from Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ray Charles, Beck, Alabama Shakes, and Radiohead, A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story is music to the ears of fans Limits Story is music to the ears of fans Limits Story everywhere. This film highlights the PBS series' evolution, proving that after 40 years, ACL is more relevant now than ever before. Featuring interviews with dozens of artists and fans, and untold insights from long- time producer Terry Lickona, A Song For You transcends the TV show and gives audiences a front-row seat and backstage pass to the greatest performances of the longest running music show in television history. Producers: Tom Gimbel, Susan Thomson , DPs: Keith Maitland, Sarah Wilson , Editor: Austin Reedy , Thursday, March 17 | 2:30 PM Prmount Thetre Saturday, March 19 | 4:15 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Keith Maitland Keith Maitland is the director and producer of feature documentaries TOWER and TOWER and TOWER A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story, Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story, Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story both premiering in 2016. His last feature documentary, the ITVS-funded, Emmy- nominated, The Eyes of Me, a year-in-the-life of four blind teens, premiered at SXSW in 2009 and broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens. Go-Valley Keith Maitland maitland@go-valley.com