Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone
USA  2010, 103 min

Iconic film star Laurence Fishburne narrates this uncompromising look into the tumultuous personal and professional lives of the pioneering African American rock band, Fishbone.

Directors Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler explore the phenomenon of Fishbone, an all-black sextet that hit the alternative music scene of 1980s Los Angeles, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction were emerging. During that period, America’s melting pot was being stirred by a violent mosh pit of disenfranchised youth confronted with lingering radical and economic issues left unresolved by previous generations. Fishbone rose to become one of the most influential and ferociously original bands in of the last 25 years, only to fall apart on the verge of “making it.” Switching back and forth from speedy Metal guitar riffs, horn influenced Ska and smooth P-Funk style grooves with resonating church choir-like vocals, Fishbone bulldozed through the long standing walls of genre in the competitive Hollywood music scene. Everyday Sunshine explores the parallel journeys of a band and their city through interviews with past and present band members, animated featurettes, as well as interviews with special guests Gwen Stefani, Flea, Les Claypool, ?uestlove, Ice-T, George Clinton and more. We are given an entertaining and heartfelt glimpse at the untold story of eccentric individuals on a quest to re-invent themselves and reclaim their musical legacy from the fringes of pop culture. -- Steve Saturn



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Director: Lev Anderson, Chris Metzler
Cast: Flea, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Perry Farrell, Branford Marsalis, George Clinton, Tim Robbins
Producer(s): Lev Anderson, Chris Metzler
Cinematographer: Jeff Springer
Editor(s): Jeff Springer
Lev Anderson, Chris Metzler's Filmography: Chris Metzler: Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004); Lev Anderson: First Film
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Contact: Chris Metzler
Email: cametzler@gmail.com