Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (453 ratings)

Music video director Steven Hanft makes his feature debut with the digital video project Southlander, an absurd independent film starring various beloved indie pop musicians. Rory Cochrane stars as Chance, a musician who loses his extremely rare magical synthesizer which takes the form of a white… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Steve Hanft, Steven Hanft
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy, Special Interest
In Theaters
Mar 12, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Oct 7, 2003
MVD Music Video

Critic Reviews

  • Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

    Seems like the product of someone who has hit the bong a few too many times.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    Steve Hanft ... shot Southlander on digital video for what looks like $99.99. But who needs a big budget when you have a quirky script, an energetic cast and a soundtrack that features Union 13, the Blondes, Future Pigeon and Omega Man?

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    Southlander does have enough energy and wit to make a solid music video. But that leaves us with about 80 minutes too many.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Too fragmentary and too devoted to its self-referential ethos to transcend its insular vision of rock's lunatic fringe.

  • Jon Lap, Apollo Guide

    Hanft captures the goosy, roach-of-a-joint lifestyle pressed upon fledgling musicians in underground circles of L.A. and other urban blights.

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