Your great-grandpa wrote the songs Sinatra crooned and Gaga slayed — now YOU get to sell them.
An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. While licensing these songs for movies, commercials, TV and Broadway shows, the singer journeys through the magic of his great-grandfather's stellar career.
Production
The sheer audacity of making a 38-minute movie with this title.
Director
Susan Morgan Cooper
Lady Gaga
Self
Tony Bennett
Self
Billie Eilish
Self
Frank Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Self
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Tom Jones
Self
Larry King
Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jimmy McHugh wrote over 500 songs including 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' and 'Exactly Like You,' yet somehow you've never heard his name. The doc doesn't really explain why either.
This is essentially a feature-length LinkedIn post about generational wealth transfer disguised as artistry. The tension between 'honoring legacy' and 'licensing for car commercials' is the real star.
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