“5ish Hours 'til Showtime” by Nick Deliberto
St Francis de Sales is a small K-8 school located in Sherman Oaks, CA. Every year they host a fair that draws some legendary names - Toto, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro have all played the SFDS fair.
Greg, an alumnus of SFDS and leader of the band Tino Drima, has always dreamed of playing the fair - to get to open for his hero Sugar Ray is just the cherry on top.Watch as we delve into the mind of a boy with a dream. What happens when he meets his hero will shock you and hopefully make you reflect.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“Greg and I went to school together at St Francis de Sales, and the fair was always something huge for the students.
Now I see how big it is for the entire community. So many people have worked for so many years to put on the show. From fireworks to selling confetti eggs, it’s all run by a handful of people in the community, and some really talented folks have helped out over the years.
Toto, Billy Idol, and Dave Navarro have all performed there. This particular year, Sugar Ray headlined, and Greg called me up in a frenzy — his hero was playing the fair. It’s an understatement to say how big of a deal it was to be on the same bill for him. Hearing his enthusiasm, I knew I had to capture it. So I asked him if he’d be okay with me following him for a documentary.
We spent months doing principal photography, traveling to the ends of the earth as Greg prepared for the show of his lifetime.
But it was really only the 5ish hours or so before the show that were interesting to me. So we boiled that down to 5ish minutes for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy :)”
-Nick Deliberto
CREDITS
Directed by Nick Deliberto/ @kool_cigs
Starring
Greg, Concepción de la Huerta, Sugar Ray
Edit// Zoé Kraft and Nick Deliberto
Color// Greg Reese
Music// Tino Drima/ @tinodrima
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