Fringegrass Film Festival: Tales from the Strings

Tales from the Strings – An evening of short documentary films showcasing untold stories from the edges of modern American heritage music.

Never Make it Home, (2011), G.J. Echternkamp, Los Angeles, CA. Kirk Rundstrom was given two months to live, so he booked a tour. Set across America’s heartland, this moving documentary captures the rowdy, heart-wrenching, and ultimately joyous performances of Kirk Rundstrom’s “Final Tour” where each show was played as it would be the last. “To stop playing is to begin dying.” (78 mins)

The Road Home, (2023), Bria Light, San Francisco, CA. For a Kentucky farm boy, love at first sight came in the form of a violin. A quarter century later, that passion remains steadfast for San Francisco-based fiddler Brandon Godman, helping him weather storms of injustice and adversity. (21 mins)

Playing with Fire (2023), Bria Light, San Francisco, CA. Jasper Manning at Manning Music in Berkeley, CA.(3 mins)

AWAREWOLF (2017), Chris K. Thomas and Dan Damman, San Francisco, CA. “One hard-driving Bay Area mom and her quiet son learn some lessons on the competitive yoga circuit.” The filmmakers will also talk about their upcoming feature film – The Yogi Trademark that will be shot in SF in October. (10 mins)

Bluegrass Pride welcome – pizza party.

A portion of proceeds will go to the nonprofit Bluegrass Pride and its mission to uplift LGBTQ+ and marginalized folks in roots music. Pizza will be served.