Special Report: Dread Zeppelin - A Song of Hope (2024)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

On this special episode, Mike talks with Sharif Nakhleh, director of Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope (2024), and producer Jason USA. This compelling documentary charts the bizarre, brilliant journey of the band Dread Zeppelin, blending reggae, Led Zeppelin covers, and a touch of Elvis for a sound and story like no other. Mike unpacks the film’s creation, its exploration of musical eccentricity, and its celebration of the enduring power of hope and creativity.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.0	Shut it off.
0:25.4	Turn it off.
0:27.6	This... This is a story.
0:45.0	A story about love.
0:51.0	A story about humor.
0:57.0	A story about humor. A story about music.
0:59.9	This next song is a song of hope.
1:03.6	A story about hope.
1:07.8	A story about fame.
1:10.5	Tart Elvis. Good to have you here, Tart. A story about fame. Tart Elvis, good to have you here, Tart.
1:14.3	A story about fortune.
1:17.2	As far as where the money went, I don't know.
1:20.1	A story about addiction.
1:22.6	You know, because I had to take nothing, except for plasticiles.
1:26.7	But other than that, I don't think are damned.
1:29.0	A story about struggle.
1:31.4	I was created by aliens and modeled after the most popular person on Earth, who, of course, is Elvis Presley.
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