Rocking The Boat: A Musical Conversation & Journey 
| Directed by: | Jay Curlee |
|---|---|
| Written by: | Jay Curlee |
| Starring: | Delbert McClinton |
| Country: | U S A |
| Created: | 2007 |
| Runtime: | 113 min. |
| Also Listed In: | Dixie Film Festival |
| Member: | rockingtheboat_jay |
Synopsis
Rocking the Boat looks at the music, life, & times of roadhouse rock legend and 3 time Grammy® Award winner, Delbert McClinton. It combines interviews about the life of musicians on the road and stunning perfomances shot on a cruise ship in the Caribbean where McClinton throws his annual floating musical festival. Shot in HD using 5 cameras, the film features musical performances by 14 artists. Delbert's story is one that covers 50 years of bars and musical encounters with the likes of the Beatles, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Belushi and many others. The cast of Delbert's assembled musical friends represent a who's who of singer/songwriters and session players such as Rodney Crowell, Marcia Ball, Stephen Bruton, Jeffrey Steele, and many others. The story arc of most musicians is littered with stories of failed relationships, drugs, booze, and getting cheated by this guy or that. Delbert's story contains most those elements but what comes through is a the story of a guy who stuck to his guns, found the right woman. and doesn't complain or criticize. He's come to control his vices and talent so that at age 65 he is enjoying the most financial and artistic success of his career. As the closing credits song says, '..took off my shoes and dumped out the rocks, put all the snakes back into the box, now I'm where I wanna be, sitting here watchin' the rain.' 'Life is good, man' says Delbert, and the music is better than ever.
Forms: Documentary
Genres: Musical, Independent
Screenings & Events
USA Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Opening Night
Dallas, TX, U S A
April 2007
Breckenridge Festival of Film
Film Festival
Breckenridge, CO, U S A
June 2007
Woods Hole Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Best Documentary Feature
Woods Hole, U S A
August 2007
Dixie Film Festival
Film Festival
Athens, GA, U S A
October 2007
Lone Star International Film Festival
Film Festival
Fort Worth, TX, U S A
November 2007
Cast & Crew
Gary Turlington (Producer (1st Project,1st Feature)), Jay Curlee (Director (1st Feature), Executive Producer (1st Feature)), Jim Friscia (Producer (1st Project,1st Feature)), Joyce Libby (Producer), Ken Libby (Producer), Lokemele Davis (Production Assistant), Page Hite (Producer (1st Project,1st Feature)), Susan James (Executive Producer (1st Project,1st Feature)), W. T. Little (Producer), Yuri Biersach (Producer)
WritingJay Curlee (Writer (1st Feature))
PerformanceAl Anderson (Supporting Actor), Delbert McClinton (Lead Actor), Kinky Friedman (Supporting Actor), Marcia Ball (Supporting Actor), Matt Clark (Supporting Actor), Rodney Crowell (Supporting Actor), Stephen Bruton (Supporting Actor, Voice-Over), Tommy Castro (Supporting Actor)
CameraChet Himes (Sound Mixer), Clarence Novak (Camera Operator), Evan Fujiuchi (Camera Operator), Jay Curlee (Camera Operator), Ken Libby (Cinematographer/DP), Scott Jones (Camera Operator), Sjon Ueckert (Camera Operator)
Art DepartmentKeoni Alvarez (Art Director (1st Project))
Post ProductionJay Curlee (Picture Editor, Sound Editor), Keoni Alvarez (Picture Editor, Sound Editor)
MusicAl Anderson (Original Music/Composer), Delbert McClinton (Original Music/Composer), Rodney Crowell (Original Music/Composer), Stephen Bruton (Original Music/Composer)
RepresentationJay Curlee (Agent), Susan James (Manager), Yuri Biersach (Publicist)
Rocking the Boat 2 minute trailer
Rocking the Boat is a music doc and concert film. Delbert is one of the most revered musician's musician. You may need to pause the playback and let it load. It's worth the wait
2 minute trail in flash
Rocking the Boat is a rolicking music doc/concert film starring American roots/rock/blues legend, Delbert McClinton a 10 of his like mined musical frioends.
2 Comments about Rocking The Boat: A Musical Conversation & Journey
Sep 22, 2007 06:07PM
Rocking the Boat heads for Dixie after winning best documentary feature at the 16th Woods Hole Film Festival. RTB will screen on Oct. 13 at the Lyndon House Arts Center at 7 pm. Several members of the production staff will be there with me. Seating is limited-about 100-so don't wait too long to get tickets. Delbert McClinton and the rest of the cast have lots of frineds in the region so I expect this will sell out fast. We will pass out swag (postcards) and some flashy guitar pins at the screening.
Jul 14, 2007 11:49AM
Rocking the Boat will play its 3rd American film festival on Aug 1 at the 16th Annual Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod. The screening will be at 7pm at the Redfield Auditorium of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Roocking the Boat also screened twice at the 27th Breckenridge Festival of Film.
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