Vic Chesnutt

A documentary about the singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt performed one of his last shows Nov. 21, 2009 in a house in Canada. "Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS" is the document of that special evening.

Athens Burning is a documentary that covers the history of the Georgia Theatre in historic downtown Athens, GA. Built in the 1890's, the building suffered a devastating fire in the June of 2009. Owner Wilmot Greene fought hard to have it resurrected and it re-opened in Fall 2011. The film features many interviews with prominent musicians and features the last known interview of Vic Chesnutt.

On November 27, 1987 the Cowboy Junkies set up a single microphone inside The Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario and in one day recorded what would become The Trinity Session, a landmark album of originals and covers grounded in traditional country, blues, and folk, with a clear nod to The Velvet Underground. The album would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide and establish the Cowboy Junkies as one of the most influential bands of the alternative era. Now, 20 years later, the Cowboy Junkies have returned to The Church of the Holy Trinity to celebrate their most famous work with the help of special guests Ryan Adams, Natalie Merchant, Vic Chesnutt, and Jeff Bird.

The cult jam band performs during the "Light Fuse Get Away" CD release party, which was held in Widespread Panic's hometown of Athens, Georgia, in April 1998. This very special release features the music video "Aunt Avis," directed by Billy Bob Thornton, featuring Vic Chesnutt and Laura Dern; also included are tracks such as "Disco," "Tall Boy," "Love Tractor," "Chilly Water," "Porch Song," "Pilgrims," "Fishwater," "Space Wrangler" and many more.

A short musical film

This surreal art-movie/live-performance hybrid is comprised of New York filmmaker Jem Cohen's original 16mm and DV movie footage combined with concert clips of Vic Chesnutt and members of Silver Mt. Zion, among others.

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

A portrait of Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt.