Air Guitar Nation
Australian Premiere
Director: Alexandra Lipsitz
Producer: Anna Barber, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Part of the following strands: Music on Film, Documentary
Music / USA / 2006 / 78 min
AGN follows a group of young, born-to-mock motorheads, dudes and real life Waynes & Garths all the way from the first East Coast air guitar championships in New York City to Finland where otherwise normal men and women transform into 11-year-olds on their first tequila shot to compete for the WORLD air guitar championships. If you thought those spelling bee films were enthralling, then
Air Guitar Nation will make you lose your mind. While gut-achingly hilarious from the word ‘let’s rock’, this is no joke. To make a dent with the judges—a panel of none other than Brian May of Queen, Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt, and Tom Morella of Audioslave (rock on!)— you gotta have method, technique, shtick and balls the size of Rundle Mall. But to win it's gotta come from deep inside… but for everyone’s sake, not too deep. The mullets, the heartache, the groupies and the sheer naffness of it makes for a rock journey not to be missed at any cost. As they say: To air is human, but to air guitar is divine. Now make a fist, raise your index and little fingers and bite your lower lip hard because
AGN is coming to get you!
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'The enthusiasm of the crowd was palpable.'
The Times Herald Record
Festivals: SXSW, Tribeca, Edinburgh
Awards: Audience Award, SXSW Festival
Official Website: http://www.airguitarnation.com/
File Format: 35mm
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
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