This touching and ironic twist in the life of a man who’s had almost everything gives dramatic perspective and depth to the film and transforms what could have been just another Rock & Roll retrospective into a rich exploration of circumstances that any of us may encounter in life.Īward-winning film maker and director, Vincent Straggas, will weave Farner’s story using archival and new performance footage, interviews with Farner, his family, friends, former band mates and others, along with cinema verite footage of the Farner’s as they manage their day-to-day lives both at home and on the road. That instant refocused Farner’s boundless passion and energy to ignite his music career, and along with wife Lesia, has launched a crusade to care and provide for his son. In 2010, Farner’s youngest son, Jesse, became quadriplegic in a tragic summer accident.

The film project, dubbed “I’m Your Captain – The Mark Farner Story”, is inspired by the life of a man who ascended the highest pinnacle of stardom in his early 20’s, dominated the international music scene for 10 years, became a passionate advocate for Native American issues, military veterans, and the rights of American workers, and along the way became a husband (married 34 years), inventor and devoted father.īreaking the Beatles record, in 1971, for the fastest ticket sell-out at NY’s historic Shea Stadium (72 hours), Mark Farner and Grand Funk Railroad sold millions of albums, releasing 13 albums between 19, and recording huge hits like “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)”, “The Loco-Motion”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Bad Time”, “Heartbreaker” “Foot Stompin’ Music” and “We’re an American Band.” Farner, who wrote the majority of the music and performed some of the most-ubiquitous radio hits of the past four decades, continues to perform worldwide.

MARK FARNER DOCUMENTARY TO CHRONICLE ROCK ICON’S RISE TO FAME, LEGACY, HEART-RENDING CHALLENGES ANDNEW FOUND SUCCESSĪ Compelling, Personal Portrait of an American Rock Legend His Persistent Commitment to His Artistry and His Unyielding Belief That His Child Will Overcome Tragedy.įlagday Productions has announced that production has begun on a documentary that will chronicle the life, successes and struggles of seminal rock & roll icon Mark Farner an undeniable American rock star and founding member of the legendary band Grand Funk Railroad.

Stellar Entertainment Group presents a film by Flagday Productions:

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