Till You're Told To Stop (Documentary):
Synopsis | Credits | Trailer | Screenings | Awards | DVD Release | Notes

Till You’re Told To Stop is a genuine independent film that follows the early career of British singer songwriter James Blunt. It tracks the steps of an artist with no musical background through to his enormous worldwide success with his debut album Back To Bedlam.

What happens between the summer of 2003 and the summer of 2007 (the early gigs, album release, promotion, world touring and success in the UK and USA all the way to the recording of James’s second album) constitutes one of the most amazing musical journeys in decades.

The filmic voyage of a humble soldier who resigned from his post as a Queen's Guard to become a musician starts with rare footage of James at his home in London prior to a rehearsal with his newly formed band. They are rehearsing together (for the fourth and last time) before nervously facing an intimate audience at the Garage Club in London in preparation for a baptism of fire supporting Elton John at Ipswich Football Stadium in front of 25,000 people. The next day!

Running Time: 01:20:00 (80 mins)
Format: Color 4:3 Letterboxed
Sound: Stereo Mix
Official Website: www.tillyouretoldtostop.com

Production Company: Horns and Tails
Director: Ruth Somalo
Executive Producer: Declan Morrell, Steven C. Beer, Joshua Ray Levin
Main Photography: Ruth Somalo, James Blunt, James Esposito, Paul Beard, Mike Hornby
Editing: Clive Collier, Joaquin Jordan, Ruth Somalo
Colorist: Dino Pascarelli
Additional Post: Tamino Castro
Sound Mix: Julienne Guffain
Music: James Blunt, Tom Rothrock
Poster: Pablo Perez Sanmartin
Marketing assistant: James (Fen) Blunt

Cast: James Blunt, Paul Beard, Mike Hornby, Jennifer Lebeay (CBS), Karl Brazil, Malcolm Moore, Paul Freeman, Ben Castle, Coley, Bryan, Declan Morrell, Todd Interland, Tom Rothrock, Linda Perry, Katrina Sirdofsky, Steve Double, Alex Jones-Donelly, Liberty, Bobble, Sam Scott, Marty Riemer, Petra Nemcova, Jason Mraz, Wayne Coyne, Elvis Duran and the team at the Morning Zoo at Z100 NY, Roger and Maie, Roger, Rick & Marilyn CANADA’S CHUM FM, Shawn Cash (The Breakfast Club, The Zone radio), Spongebob person, Stu and Colleen EZ Rock Toronto.

During 2009 the film was screened at various Film Festival's around the world, starting with the world premiere in Peurto Rico at the Rincon International Film Festival. Many of the screenings were attended by the director Ruth Somalo, also giving a question and answer's session after the film. The NXNE screening in Toronto was also attended by Paul Beard.

SCREENINGS:

Sun 3rd May Rincon International Film Festival 09, Peurto Rico (World Premiere - attd Ruth Somalo)
Fri 8th May Documentamadrid 09, Madrid, Spain (attd Ruth Somalo)
Sat 20th June North By North East (NXNE 09), Toronto, Canada (attd Ruth Somalo, Paul Beard)
Fri 7th & Sun 9th August (2 showings) Docuwest Film Festival, Colorado, USA
Thu 8th October Tucson Film and Music Festival, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Wed 28 October Filmaker Film Festival 2009, Kent, UK (2 screenings - attd Ruth Somalo, Malcolm Moore)
Thu 5th November International Film Festival South Africa 09, Natal, South Africa
2010 The Tenerife International Film Festival in 2010 (to be determined)

The filmmakers are currently looking for a distrubtion deal for the DVD release of the documentary. See the official Till You're Told To Stop website for the latest news.

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