Nathan Davis Still Lives

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Nominated for Best Music

He was a wildly reckless spirit, a musical prodigy who felt the world around him too deeply, sacrificed everything for his muse, and found redemption through his songs. This is the bittersweet story of North Carolina musician Nathan Davis, whose haunting lyrics and huge catalog of recordings remain a testament to an artistic fire that lives on.

With his trademark fedora hat, intensely raw lyrics, and his amazing awe-inspiring live performances, Nathan Davis was a musical sensation waiting to happen. The fascinating and ultimately touching portrait by director Dean Garris, traces Nathans story from his early years of musical prodigy and struggles with inner demons to his ultimate rise as a singer songwriter on the edge of greatness.

Interviews with Grammy nominated producer John Custer, indie-music.com Assistant Editor Jennifer Layton, plus fellow musicians, friends, colleagues and fans are complemented perfectly with astonishing performance video footage and photos that reveal someone who was not just inspired to play music, but driven to play as a way to save his soul.

Film's Website: http://www.nathandavismovie.com/

Dean Garris began his career as an expressionistic painter and freelance artist. He moved into video and film in 2000 and began working with industrial and private clientele on video projects over a period of eight years. He successfully produced a year-long episodic public affairs program for the Raleigh and Chapel Hill TV and online markets in 2008. Dean Garris

In early 2009, while posting online video he'd taken that included footage of Nathan Davis, Dean discovered that Nathan had died in 2006. Intrigued by Nathan's story, and in search of subject matter for his first full-length documentary film, Dean contacted Nathan's parents to ask their cooperation. Production began in April 2009.

Mr. Harris has another film screening in the festival, the short narrative "The Man in the Cellar".