CS:SF is back to first Thursdays on May 5th, bringing you D Tour, a feature documentary directed by Jim Granato about rock n’ roll and bodily fluids.
Huh? Check out the trailer here. Or, if you’re too lazy for all that clickin’: D Tour follows the journey of Pat Spurgeon, a talented indie rock musician in the band Rogue Wave whose life becomes consumed with the care of his failing kidney. Spurgeon was born with just one kidney, which began deteriorating when he was in junior high school. He received a kidney transplant, but just as Rogue Wave starts to take off, that kidney begins to fail. Spurgeon embarks on tour anyways, an exhausting prospect even for healthy musicians, but almost impossible for someone coping with dialysis, dietary restrictions, and the search for a living donor match.
D Tour addresses issues within the U.S. healthcare system, including the lack of affordable insurance, the importance of organ donation, and is filled with unexpected twists on the joys and sorrows of life.
CS:SF is pleased to report that both the filmmaker AND the film’s subject will be in the house for what promises to be a riveting Q&A.
We’re busy lining up some awesome prizes for you, as well as a partnership with the California Donor Network. We figure, with all the shout outs we do to our livers at each screening, it’s the least we can do.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
D Tour
TRT 83 min
Directed by Jim Granato
http://dtourmovie.com
Synopsis: Pat Spurgeon is a talented professional musician whose dreams of being in a successful, working, rock n roll band have come true. But just as his band, Rogue Wave, starts to take off, his kidney starts to fail. D Tour chronicles Pat’s search for a living organ donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. Pat’s choice to keep touring and working toward the band’s goals is put to the test; the absolute need to perform dialysis daily and to focus on his health become top priority while on the road. D Tour also addresses issues with the U.S. health care system, the lack of affordable insurance, the importance of organ donation, and much more. Featuring live performances from Ben Gibbard, Nada Surf, John Vanderslice, The Moore Brothers, and Rogue Wave.
Thursday, May 5th
Doors at 7:30, Movie at 8pm
Q&A to follow the screening
GAFFTA (NEW LOCATION! 998 Market St. in the Warfield Building)
Tickets: $5 at the door
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