Caroline Brew editor Celebrating its 45th anniversary, director Andrew Davis‘ first film “Stony Island” will make its digital debut on major VOD platforms and DVD on Nov.
17. That same day, there will be a theatrical screening of the film at the Gene Siskel Center in Chicago. Following the one-night-only screening, Davis and his brother Richie Davis will host a Q&A session. “Stony Island” tells the story of “two struggling musicians who buck the odds in their attempt to form an R&B band and take it on the road,” according to a release provided to Variety.
It follows Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, who forms a band with his best friend Kevin Tucker. Aging sax legend Percy Price mentors them as they pull together a funky supergroup.
Armed with little resources and facing heavy losses, the musicians must unite to make their smash debut. The film received accolades and awards at Utah/US Film Festival, the Deauville Film Festival, the Santa Fe International Music & Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival.
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