World Premiere screening at the Nashville Film Festival on Monday,
April 24 at 9:25pm (Tonight) and Tuesday, April 25 at 2:00pm.

A look at New Zealand underground rock legend David Kilgour and his
journey to Music City to record with his pals from the band Lambchop.

DIR/CAM Bridget Sutherland PROD/ED Sutherland, Paul Judge MUS David
Kilgour

Far Off Town—Dunedin to Nashville is a documentary about New Zealand
underground rock legend David Kilgour and his journey from the small
NZ town of Dunedin to Music City to record with his pals in the
alternative country band Lambchop. We get a glimpse into the beyond-
Music Row world of independent record making in Nashville and the
maverick production style of Lambchop member, sound engineer and
producer, Mark Nevers. Kilgour then takes a trek through the Blue
Ridge Mountains to the home of his indie label Merge Records in
Chapel Hill. Accompanied by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of Yo La
Tengo and members of Lambchop, Kilgour performs at the historic
Carolina Theatre in celebration of Merge’s 15 years as an independent
label. Also appearing in the film are Kilgour’s New Zealand bands
The Clean and The Heavy Eights. Others making an appearance are David
Berman of the Silver Jews, Will Oldham, Jason and the Scorchers, Bill
Lloyd and The Long Players, Billy Joe Shaver, Mandolin Mike, Allison
Moorer, Jason Loewenstein and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.

Preceded by The Ballad of Peter LaFarge (Sandra Schulman, USA 2006,
13 min.), a look at the famed folksinger featuring rare photos and
film footage that has never been made public.

In Attendance: Bridget Sutherland, Sandra Schulman