Jay Farrar Movies

In this rockin' performance filmed live at the Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., in September 2005, one of America's most lionized alternative country bands, Son Volt, takes the stage. Ranging from quiet folk and country ballads to energetic roadhouse rock, the...

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to h...

"One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" examines Jack Kerouac's escape from post "On The Road" fame to his dream of an isolated retreat in a cabin at Big Sur where he searches for inner peace. His road comes full circle with this self-exploration, resul...

The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.

With a vision that took him far beyond the genre of country rock, singer-songwriter Gram Parsons left his mark in gut-wrenching sentiments of country music, burning melodies typical of soul music, sweet, uplifting harmonies of gospel choirs and the hand-clappi...

Five suburban youths embark on a night of violence in the city, attacking unsuspecting victims while recording the assaults on smartphones.

The great alt-country band Uncle Tupelo played its last concert on May 1, 1994, at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis, Missouri. By the time of this show, Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar were already not getting along well. Soon after the performance, they would both...

After the breakup of the pioneering alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, guitarist and songwriter Jay Farrar founded Son Volt, which gave him a purer vehicle for his moody and compelling songs and rich vocal style. In 1997, as Son Volt were touring in support of the...