Thirty years later, collaborating with Zappa's family, he re-creates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage; photographs; anecdotes from family, band members, and concertgoers; and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli. The story is also a personal one, as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappa's trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer.
The film looks at the rise and heyday of Frank Zappa's career as an innovative composer and libertarian provocateur, and includes tales of the relationship of a busy father with his children.
While in Sicily for the concert, Zappa visited Partinico, the birthplace of his father and grandfather; and in the film's warm and loving coda, three of Zappa's children, Dweezil, Moon Diva and his wife Gail, return to meet their relatives there for the first time.
A Blu-ray edition of the film, distributed by MVD Entertainment Group and produced by Eleonora Cordaro for Abra&Cadabra, will be released on December 8th (pre-order http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MjX8coSZqNqQ_j5xITJSWfUiqAsvx451cZymp9GmTh4ehl67_g5gDbK6FK92A0Ow1B1hD4nJh5g6zk5xvqiu3x6elnncEl7xF-38M05Oacs0Mp1n9wLPk2myqvcHLO0zEPepgCCluL8zKe8i20f-f3qxwSAJFWY80J64MYZJDio5mGYeeZGXLI8oxzM8N2_sWJ4SAd9lF6G5p0Ss_uH-FhbwvB9vNc-WGaePdUHz9DdIY2kiXLp-Bj9bc_4kFB9L&c=-hIi4IEBvRKT3CsS_IRWtoTLEADcosDy-fCbpaDvjbiVqCMohHLSkg==&ch=iqVhPn_S6Lz4Gnrvnl3Gl2HWJy9XZs_bOd0FJa4fKu2BG5YGTK9DjQ==" rel="nofollow - HERE ). Bonus features include unpublished photos of Zappa behind the scenes.
SCREENINGS:
11/5 - Los Angeles - http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MjX8coSZqNqQ_j5xITJSWfUiqAsvx451cZymp9GmTh4ehl67_g5gDWLQ9-BmZGrOtnB8kbeRLv39AI5uRqgyhCPSh5OddrlXXl0xRhRYT3VsvaqfgU_EhF3y4pnGMHAOHpM9L-rkghesUANVc7UhF7Xn8SW4GKTtMu01yyq0OM5fiVm4vTsOcqsXp4GlURw9ozKwjmieJnjSc3WJwfjmnUW8e4pN5CromXQ6ln04ZHVKcewCYIiWnA==&c=-hIi4IEBvRKT3CsS_IRWtoTLEADcosDy-fCbpaDvjbiVqCMohHLSkg==&ch=iqVhPn_S6Lz4Gnrvnl3Gl2HWJy9XZs_bOd0FJa4fKu2BG5YGTK9DjQ==" rel="nofollow - The Regent Theater - Q&A with Dweezil & Moon Zappa + Steve Vai
11/17 - Philadelphia - http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MjX8coSZqNqQ_j5xITJSWfUiqAsvx451cZymp9GmTh4ehl67_g5gDWLQ9-BmZGrOrDE4lBwMRIQ1z4dZ5MWtvDNXluFA3LKpwXDajv1K1zQPT-CXjhzJ2ZVfHnduA3HGlxPkS3XeVR3e3UhJx-3cRDP6s1aHHe3dBsObS9NV64uITmHCsLJjxmGNjZAjssFj&c=-hIi4IEBvRKT3CsS_IRWtoTLEADcosDy-fCbpaDvjbiVqCMohHLSkg==&ch=iqVhPn_S6Lz4Gnrvnl3Gl2HWJy9XZs_bOd0FJa4fKu2BG5YGTK9DjQ==" rel="nofollow - PhilaMOCA - Q&A with Dweezil Zappa
11/20 - Boston - http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MjX8coSZqNqQ_j5xITJSWfUiqAsvx451cZymp9GmTh4ehl67_g5gDWLQ9-BmZGrOzYXHX4yFiyvij0eI4oeFPiZTkbiob0yM0hYBPjFUofF2CHdCepaq6Fm8HRE4NhJkBW-y37ZD_jMexiJmSmjT1DbpTrEHPj9fl-k0zPbNFHzc6YjAFK6PJ0TOae13hknGu_ZS0tdlZPfwddDPcnSQIpx7ONCdWGVAdgsqjrIa2QQ=&c=-hIi4IEBvRKT3CsS_IRWtoTLEADcosDy-fCbpaDvjbiVqCMohHLSkg==&ch=iqVhPn_S6Lz4Gnrvnl3Gl2HWJy9XZs_bOd0FJa4fKu2BG5YGTK9DjQ==" rel="nofollow - The Regent Theatre - Q&A with Dweezil Zappa
