Tribeca: Tell us a little about Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon. Stephen C. Mitchell: It's a film about three brothers and a cousin [Kings of Leon members Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew Followill] who come from an amazing family. They were able to overcome the strict challenges of a Pentecostal childhood, when it was shaken out from under them, to go on to form what is now one of the biggest bands in the world. In many ways, it is also a coming-of-age story. Tribeca: What inspired you to tell this story? When did you first meet the band? Stephen C. Mitchell: I met them before they formed the band; I've known Nathan and Caleb for about 10 years. I was working for a start-up music publishing company in Nashville run by Ken Levitan, who is now their longtime manager. We had signed Nathan and Caleb to songwriting deals, but ...
- 4/7/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Tribeca Film Festival has a healthy dosed of music-related documentaries this year. We have Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (which we reviewed at Sundance), a doc on the Once players The Swell Season, Cameron Crowe‘s Elton John doc, and the newly added Talihina Sky, which features stadium rockers Kings of Leon.
While I’m not a big fan of the band, this documentary seems to be taking on interesting spin. Hitfix has found the trailer and it looks to be chronicling their religious upbringing contrasted by their increasingly rock star lifestyle. I’m not familiar with director Stephen C. Mitchell, but this is certainly on my radar. Check it out below.
Talihina Sky: the Story of Kings of Leon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival which kicks off April 20th, 2011.
Are you a fan of Kings of Leon? Do you think this doc looks promising?...
While I’m not a big fan of the band, this documentary seems to be taking on interesting spin. Hitfix has found the trailer and it looks to be chronicling their religious upbringing contrasted by their increasingly rock star lifestyle. I’m not familiar with director Stephen C. Mitchell, but this is certainly on my radar. Check it out below.
Talihina Sky: the Story of Kings of Leon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival which kicks off April 20th, 2011.
Are you a fan of Kings of Leon? Do you think this doc looks promising?...
- 4/5/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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