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American Songwriter (2012)
Awesome film ... a great story about a great storyteller by a great storyteller.
I had the privilege to see American Songwriter at the Rome International Film Festival just recently and I was strongly moved by the story that was told. It really is a tale of two storytellers. Danny Darst, the quintessential American Songwriter/storyteller whose music has long been recorded and made famous by others, finally telling his own story for one, and Michael Altman who has the eye for the big picture and the patience to see a project through is the other. This film is about passion and about honesty even when those two ideals cost a man a great deal. It is also about the big payoff which is not always about seeing your own name up in lights but perhaps passing on to your children that amazing opportunity that is our American story. Besides seeing a great film I also had the distinct pleasure to meet both Danny and Michael at the festival and it is impossible not to be both impressed and enamored with their story and the honesty with which they approach their craft. You really owe it to yourself to see this film and feel the passion that was put into it from the git-go.