Newburyport Documentary Film Festival to Feature Award Winning Documentary by Sudbury Native

From Linda Chorney:

SUDBURY, MA - On Friday, September 16th, 7:30 pm, Grammy Nominee Linda Chorney's award winning documentary, The Opening Act will open The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival. A Performance by Chorney as well as Q&A with Linda and Music Biz Legend Fred Taylor, Linda's first manager, Concert Promoter, Music Director at Scullers Jazz Club.

The Opening Act has won Best Documentary in every festival which it has been selected. (IFA - Independent Film Arizona & APFFF - Asbury Park Music in Film Festival.) Directed, filmed, edited, starring, and music all by Chorney, it is her first film, attempting to answer the question "Does it Pay to Play?" In this new millennium of the music business where people can stream music, artists are making fractions of pennies rather than dollars.

"In this profoundly personal, funny documentary, we accompany the director (Chorney) in the passenger seat as she enlists friends, family and strangers in the production of a wild music video for a new song. Along the way, she attempts to answer the paradoxical questions many artists ask themselves: "What defines success?" This DIY candid, hand-held, humorous, emotional film gives you a glimpse of what it takes for a recording artist who's always almost "making it" to stay in the biz."

If you've seen "20 Feet From Stardom" get ready for more like, "20 Miles Walking Barefoot in the Snow to Stardom."

Chorney was born and raised in Massachusetts, and spent the majority in Sudbury, Mass. Ted Speaker, author, and now filmmaker. She currently resides in Tucson, AZ.

Here is the official trailer and attached find quote sheet reviews.

Image via Linda Chorney.