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Life. Support. Music.

Eric Daniel Metzgar 2007

Categories: International Spectrum

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Run time: 79 min. | USA | Language: English

From Independent Spirit Award-nominated director Eric Daniel Metzgar (The Chances of the World Changing, 2006) comes a beautiful and inspiring story about recovery, family and music. Jason Crigler, a brilliant guitarist living and working in New York City, suffers a debilitating brain hemorrhage during a 2004 concert in Manhattan. The doctor's prognosis is dire; it is doubtful he will ever walk, play guitar or be able to live outside of a facility again. His pregnant wife and family refuse to accept this future for Jason. Instead, they decide to take his recovery into their own hands and reactivate his brain with daily stimulation and countless acts of love. Will Jason be able to make this epic journey and return to his old life? Told with remarkable humanism and sensitivity, Life. Support. Music. is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and to the power of relationships.
-Shannon Abel

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time		venue	calendar
7:00 PM Fri, Apr 18	plays with... Thirteen Years and Ten Months \| Jenifer Malmqvist 2006	Isabel Bader	+ add to cal
4:00 PM Sun, Apr 20	plays with... Thirteen Years and Ten Months \| Jenifer Malmqvist 2006	Cumberland Cinemas 2	+ add to cal

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director	Eric Daniel Metzgar

producer	Eric Daniel Metzgar
composer	Eric Liebman
cinematographer	Eric Daniel Metzgar
editor	Eric Daniel Metzgar

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Rated 4.471314379543852/5 Stars

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Rated 5.0/5 Stars 1 2 3 4 5 PeterH 10:38 AM		a real shame that this one slipped through the cracks - less than 1/3 full when I went. have seen 9 movies to date, and this was easily the best. incredibly moving, compelling and life-affirming.