Winning America (2011)

Directed by

Brent Hodge

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

44 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the Canadian band Said the Whale. It follows them on their first tour in the United States, traveling through California to perform at the South by Southwest festival.

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What happens

Winning America is a documentary television film about the Canadian band Said the Whale. It follows the band on their first US tour down through California, and then to South by Southwest. It premiered on CBC Television on July 23, 2011. The film was directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan, and was produced by Brent Hodge, Jon Siddall and Sheila Peacock. It was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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