Shorris Film’s “Radio America,” a heartfelt odyssey about the pitfalls of fame “that gives you the VIP pass from farm to fame with all the right tour stops in between” (The Entertainment Corner) releases this week on DVD and VOD.
Jacob Mostinger, Kristi Englemann, Christopher Alice, Wayne Bastrup (“Terminator: Genisys”), Read MacGuirtose (“Cruel Will”), Tristan Price (“The OC”), Robert Ebinger (“Days of Our Lives”), and J.Kristopher (“Straight Outta Compton”) star. Christopher Showerman wrote, directed and produced alongside Shorris Film’s Clint Morris.
A touching, music-fueled drama – in the vein of “La Bamba,” “Once,” and “The Commitments” – “Radio America” “reminds us what’s possible when passion and opportunity collide” (Cyrus Webb, Conversations Magazine).
The “Incredible story” (BGG After Dark) fixes on two wannabe musicians, stuck working on a farm, who hit the bigtime when one of their songs gets radio airplay.
Eric (Jacob Motsinger) and Dave (Christopher Alice) are two farm boys who dream of escaping their rural roots to achieve fame and fortune as rock stars. As they grow up, their talent grows with them. However, the real impetus behind their momentum is their friend Jane (Kristi Englemann), who manages their musical career. She finally gets them in front of a major label A&R scout who sees the potential of the act.
Dave and Jane become romantically involved and this strains their friendship with Eric. When the A&R scout replaces Jane as the manager and puts the act before America, the pressure is almost too much for their friendship to handle.
Their first tour puts them on a roller coaster of euphoria and tragedy that mercilessly puts the value of friendship vs. commercial success back into perspective for the survivors.
Radio America – Official Trailer from Indican Pictures on Vimeo.
