''The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher'' is an American

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written by Jack Roberts and directed by

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. It stars Jack Roberts as the titular character, Duncan Christopher. ''The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher'' was filmed in and near

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, in the fall of 2008. It was in post-production for most of 2009. It premiered in 2010 on March 27 at the

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, where it was nominated for Best Low Budget Feature Film and won the award for Best Marketing Campaign. The movie went on to win 10 awards with 7 of them Best Feature, Jury or Audience Awards, including the Best Okie Feature at the 2010

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. It was an Official Selection at several prestigious film festivals around the world, including

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in Argentina, STARZ Denver Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival, and the

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Plot

Duncan Christopher, the awkward son of a rock legend, works through the suicide of his father in the brutal underground world of

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Cast

* Jack Roberts as Duncan Christopher: socially awkward, home-schooled rock-star wanna-be from rural

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. * Peter Bedgood as Charlie Bordeaux: Duncan's cousin, bandmate, and manager. *

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as Uncle Virgil: Duncan's codgerly uncle. * Lizz Carter as Geneveve Reynolds: Duncan's love interest. * Aaron Moreland as Simply Irresistible: Duncan's arch memesis, the reigning Karaoke king of Tulsa, OK. * Heather Roberts as Angeline Christopher: Duncan's quirkily embittered sister.

Awards

The film won numerous awards both nationally and internationally, unless otherwise noted in 2010. The film was also an official selection at a number of other film festivals in 2010 and 2011 including: * The United Film Festivals (Los Angeles, 2010) *

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, (2010) * The United Film Festivals (San Francisco, 2010) * Starz Denver Film Festival (2010) *

(2010) * San Diego Film Festival (2010) * Kansas International Film Festival (2010) * The United Film Festivals (New York, 2010) * Vermont International Film Festival (2010) * The United Film Festivals (London, 2010) * Bend Film Festival (2010) *

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Film Festival (Romania, 2011)

Distribution

On May 22, 2012 both the film and soundtrack were released by

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and

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respectively. After a limited theatrical run, the film transitioned into a full digital release beginning with iTunes and has since rolled out to other significant cable/VOD providers including Amazon, AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Verizon, Dish Network and Mediacom. The soundtrack had a full digital release including platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, eMusic and Insound. It was also released in retail stores across the U.S.

External links

Official site
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