The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose.

• World Premiere: Slamdance Film Festival. 
  

Reviews

“As much the chronicle of an era as of a band, The Holy Modal Rounders… Bound to Lose casts an affectionate eye on the kind of hedonism no one is meant to survive...Rollicking...Poignant.” NY Times

“Charged with alternating currents of affection, exuberance and ineffable melancholy… Bound to Lose generates palpable dramatic tension.” Variety

"Disturbing, delightful, never boring." Greil Marcus, Author (Lipstick Traces: A Secret of the 20th Century, Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads)

"Bound to Lose is a hidden treasure! A surprisingly moving and funny look at a dysfunctional musical family. You can't take your eyes off of it." Bruce Sinofsky, Director (Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster)

NPR interview - w/ directors, Peter Stampfel, and Dave Reisch 

Description

From their origins in New York’s Greenwich Village folk scene and their involvement in the “Easy Rider” soundtrack, to the lost years of constant drugging, endless touring and a final shot at redemption, The Holy Modal Rounders... Bound To Lose recounts the unique forty-year history of these true American originals.  With startling intimacy, the film also documents the band’s arduous, amusing, and sometimes heartbreaking struggle to capitalize on their recent resurgence in popularity, culminating in an unpredictable 40th anniversary concert in Portland, Oregon.