Synopsis
Managed by Andrew Loog Oldham (manager of The Rolling Stones) in the 1970’s, musician Van Duren was tipped to be the next Paul McCartney, but instead faded into obscurity.Forty years later, two aspiring Australian film-makers came across the mysterious musician’s lost album and set out to discover what went wrong.They track Van Duren down on Facebook and journeyed through the USA to meet him. Along the way they cross paths with rockstars, Scientologists, con men and a host of talented musicians who never quite made it.Van Duren’s lost career is a parable of the trials and tribulations of the music industry. This is a love letter to the artist that should have helped to define a generation.
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