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Winning America is a canadien film of genre Documentary
Winning America (2011)
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Add to a movie listLength 44minutes
OriginCanada
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Rating56%
Winning America is a documentary television film about the Canadian band Said the Whale. It follows the band on their first US tour down through California, and then to South by Southwest. It premiered on CBC Television on July 23, 2011. The film was directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan, and was produced by Brent Hodge, Jon Siddall and Sheila Peacock. It was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012.
^ "Said the Whale's U.S. tour chronicled in CBC Documentary". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
^ "Winning America - The story of Said the Whale's journey to SXSW". CBC Music. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
^ "2012 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
Synopsis
The film follows the members of the band Said the Whale as they're about to embark on their first tour in the United States. It starts by introducing the members of Said the Whale, showing that even though they get a lot of radio play and have successful tours in Canada, they don't actually make enough money to live off of their music earnings so they all have separate jobs.Comments
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