Southlander

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Southlander
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Directed by Steve Hanft
Written by Ross Harris
Steve Hanft
Bob Stephenson
Produced by Darren Lavett
Laurie Malaga
Kerstin Mueller
Starring Rory Cochrane
Ross Harris
Beth Orton
Cinematography Lance Acord
Edited byHaines Hall
Saar Kline
Paul Menne
Music byEddie Ruscha
Production
companies
Propaganda Films
Phineas Atwood Productions
Distributed byGoDigital Media Group
Eclectic DVD Distribution
Release date
  • April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Southlander (also known as Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician) is a 2001 American independent film by Steve Hanft and Ross Harris. Originally titled Recycler , after the Los Angeles magazine of the same name, the film writers changed the name of the movie to Southlander to avoid trademark issues.

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Plot

Down-and-out keyboardist Chance (Rory Cochrane) sees his redemption in touring with dub-pop band Future Pigeon, fronted by the lovely Rocket (Beth Orton). However, to guarantee a spot in the band, Chance needs a signature sound, which he finds in the futuristic '69 "Molotron" keyboard. Chance's dreams are put on hold on the eve of the tour, however, when the Molotron is stolen from his car. Southlander follows Chance and his friend Ross Angeles (Ross Harris) as they track down the stolen keyboard through the pages of the Southlander, a local rag that publishes classified ads for musical equipment. The journey quickly becomes a surreal trip through LA's underground music scene.

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