Winning America

Winning America
Directed byBrent Hodge
Thomas Buchan
StarringSaid The Whale
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJon Siddall
Brent Hodge
Sheila Peacock
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseJuly 23, 2011 (2011-07-23)

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.[1] The film was directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan, and was produced by Brent Hodge, Jon Siddall and Sheila Peacock.[2] It was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012.[3]

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.[4] They play a send off show in Vancouver, and then hit the road down to California on their way to South by Southwest. The tour hits a bit of snag when their trailer gets broken into and much of their gear gets stolen (2 acoustic guitars, an entire cymbal set, 3 suitcases, 7 guitar pedals, and a microkorg).[5] Eventually they do make it to South by Southwest, and the rest of the documentary documents some of their shows there, some nights on the town, as well as Spencer (the drummer) getting attacked with a mustard bottle,[6] and the band getting lemon tattoos to commemorate the trip.

The documentary concludes with the band winning a Juno Award for new band of the year, highlighting the dichotomy between being successful in Canada, and being completely unknown in the U.S.[7]

Cast

  • Ben Worcester
  • Tyler Bancroft
  • Nathan Shaw
  • Spencer Schoening
  • Jaycelyn Brown

Reception

The film received positive reviews and was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012 for Best Short Documentary Program.

References

  1. ^ "Said the Whale's U.S. tour chronicled in CBC Documentary". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  2. ^ "Winning America - The story of Said the Whale's journey to SXSW". CBC Music. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  3. ^ "2012 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  4. ^ "Said the Whale tackles in the U.S. in new documentary". The Martlet. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  5. ^ "Said the Whale's gear gets stolen while on tour in California". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  6. ^ "Said the Whale wins America". Undercurrent. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. ^ "Junos New Group of the Year award goes to Said the Whale". Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 2013-12-10.

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