Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)

Directed by

Jesse Vile

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of guitarist Jason Becker, who was diagnosed with ALS at a young age. It shows his early music career and how he has continued to create music for more than two decades despite his illness.

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What happens

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet is a feature-length documentary film directed by Jesse Vile about guitarist Jason Becker and his 22 years living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The film includes footage from Becker's childhood and his early days with guitarist Marty Friedman and the rock band Cacophony. The film premiered at the 2012 Cinequest Film Festival, and also screened at Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film's distribution rights were acquired by Dogwoof Pictures in the UK and Kino Lorber in the US, and it was released theatrically in November 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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