The Royal Starr Film Festival, an international four day movie gala celebrated in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, kicks off its sophomore season this October featuring more than 100 screenings of shorts, features, & documentaries. [S-b03-s09]

Nothin' but Music (Lisa Hagopian & Eric Harabadian / United States) They risk, they endure, they achieve their dreams on the varied roads to a life of Nothin' but Music.

Nothin' but Music show the creativity and perseverance it takes to have a life long, full time career doing nothing but music - no day job to fall back on. We follow musicians Benny 'Jet' Speer from Benny and the Jets Band, a 'working class' musician at it for 40 years, and blues guitarist Howard Glazer. As well, we will gain insights from Question Mark of ? and the Mysterians, flutist Alexander Zonjic , singer Eliza Neals and many others. We see the diverse roads taken to have a lifelong career as a musician.

Private Slums (Zak A. Clark / United States) Rebirth and hot colors in this music video for Kalamazoo band The Go Rounds.

The Gateway ( Walter V. Marshall / United States) An experimental film with a catchy tune that explores the dangerous effects of drugs.

See all of the films being screened at http://BoxOffice.RoyalStarr.org

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