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SXSW 2006 Film Screenings

Songwriter
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Willie Nelson , Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn, Lesley Ann Warren

Screening Times

screening in: Kris Kristofferson Retrospective

11:15 AM, Thursday March 16th - Alamo Downtown
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Synopsis:
Doc Jenkins is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul", and gets tangled up in a bad publishing deal. He enlists a team of cronies, including a young singer and his former singing partner, Blackie Buck, and together they execute his plan to get out of the deal.
Director's Bio:
Alan Rudolph has a long and varied career in filmmaking From Welcome To L.A. (1976) to The Secret Lives Of Dentists (2002).