Friday, May 12, 6:00 PM, Charles Theatre 2

Director: Matthew Buzzell

Cast: Dean Wareham, Sean Eden, Lee Wall, Britta Phillips

Country: USA
Year: 2006
Running Time: 102:00 minutes
Format: Beta SP

In 2004, the members of the internationally renowned, New York-based, indie-rock quartet, Luna, announced that after 12 years, 7 studio albums, 2 mini-LPs, 1 live album, and near-constant touring, they were calling it quits. Tell Me Do You Miss Me documents the final six months of the band's existence, as they tour Europe, Japan, and the United States promoting their final album, Rendezvous. From the band meeting to discuss the wording of the press release announcing their break-up, to the band's final show at NY's Bowery Ballroom in February of 2005 (and a small peek at the days following the final bow), this documentary allows Luna fans a chance to see Dean Wareham, Sean Eden, Lee Wall, and Britta Phillips as they have never seen them before. Personal and private moments at home, backstage, in hotel rooms, and in the van work to demystify the Luna image and show the human beings behind the music. For those unfamiliar with Luna, this documentary serves as a lush travelogue, exposing the darker side of touring with a rock band in the days leading up to its demise.

The film allows Luna the opportunity to offer their explanation for breaking up, as well as demonstrate reasons why "touring musician" might not be the best career choice for people approaching middle-age. Luna's unique style - often dry and sedate though no less beautiful and hypnotizing - is what earned them glowing reviews and a strong cult following, while at the same time it is what may have held them back from greater commercial success. The pace of this documentary is much like Luna's music, in that at times it is slow and not demanding of attention but overall makes a powerful statement. It is a love letter, tribute, explanation and remembrance.

-- Skizz Cyzyk

Presented By: Matthew Buzzell, Sean Eden, Lee Wall

Multi-award-winning filmmaker Matthew Buzzell received his M.F.A. in Directing from the American Film Institute. His thesis film, 6 and a half, received The Martin Ritt Foundation Award and the SACD Prize at the 1999 Brussels International Film Festival. In 2001, The Teresa Heinz Foundation commissioned Matthew's documentary What A Girl Wants, dealing with the influence of media culture on the self-esteem of teenage girls. Matthew’s feature documentary, Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew, about jazz vocal legend Jimmy Scott, screened at many festivals including the 2003 Maryland Film Festival, was later broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens, and released internationally from Rhino Home Video. His most recent film, Putting The River In Reverse, is a short documentary, also showing in the 2006 Maryland Film Festival.

Sean Eden and Lee Wall played guitar and drums (respectively) in Luna. The band has contributed music to films including Sideways, Kill Me Later, Mr. Jealousy, I Shot Andy Warhol, and Thursday. The band’s music has also been featured in ad campaigns for American Express, Calvin Klein and Volvo. Lee Wall attended Manhattan School of Music in New York and North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. In addition to his work with Luna, Lee Wall has composed music for ads including Levis, Mastercard, ESPN, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, and the Clio award winning Sega “Beta 7” campaign. Currently, Lee is the composer for The N Television Network series, SOUTH OF NOWHERE. Sean Eden is Canadian, though he spent his teenage years in a Houston suburb before receiving a B.F.A. in Acting from the North Carolina School of the Arts Professional Theater Program. In addition to his work with Luna, Sean has supplied the score for the award-winning documentary film What a Girl Wants, and has written music segments for the AMC cable channel, PBS, the independent feature I'm Losing You (Strand Releasing), and many commercials, most notably a long-running instrumental for the American Express "Amex Blue" ad campaign. Currently, Sean is recording his first solo album, and he recently produced and collaborated on an album of music inspired by the Monte Hellman film, Two-Lane Blacktop, and the music of Ennio Morricone.