Machel Montano: JOURNEY OF A SOCA KING
Synopsis:With a lifelong mission to put soca music on the international map, Machel Montano has pioneered the evolution of the genre throughout his 34-year career. Journey of a Soca King chronicles his rise from a child star competing on Star Search, to his reign as a Soca Monarch collaborating with Grammy Award winning songwriters and producers such as Angela Hunte and Diplo. The film utilizes never before seen vintage footage along with insight from band members, peers and family to tell the phenomenal story of the “Michael Jackson of the Caribbean”, while giving viewers a backstage pass to his 15 high energy, non-stop, live performances during the last 5 days before Carnival Monday 2015 in Trinidad.
SCREENING DATE AND TIME
Available Sun, Sept 19th 10:00 am (EST) for 24 hours
Q & A
In conversation with Director Bart Phillips
1 hour 18 minutes
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
Trinidad & Tobago, USA
LANGUAGE
English
DIRECTOR
Bart Phillips
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Bart Phillips
PRODUCER
James Few
Lee Harris
Shannon K. Nash
Christopher Aaron Smith
CINEMATOGRAPHER
John P. Wheatley
EDITOR
Christopher Aaron Smith
Director's Bio
Bart Phillips: With over 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Bart formed Sunseeker with the mission of creating content that makes an impact. As Executive Producer, Director, Producer, or Music Supervisor for everything from television, film, music videos, web-based programming, movie soundtracks, live concerts, reality series, commercials, documentaries, and awards shows, his list of credits is vast and continues to grow. His wide-ranging experience allows him to bridge the gap between all worlds of media.
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