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Shake, Rattle and Roll (2007)
'Shake, Rattle & Roll' is a short documentary which gives the lowdown on the Rockabilly scene in Vancouver, Canada. Delving into the history of the movement with fantastic archive footage, the film focuses on three aspects of the rockabilly lifestyle: Hotrods, Burlesque & of course Rock'n'Roll! It features reflective interviews with local artists and performers like Big John Bates, Cousin Harley, Hank Angel, Jimmy Roy,12 Midnite, Melody Mangler, Cecilia Bravo and many many more! The soundtrack is entirely made up of local Vancouver roots Rockabilly bands and is guaranteed to get ya shakin...
Produced and directed by : Melissa James

SRR has had the privilege of being screened at Chapel Arts, the Montreal Underground Film Festival, the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, and at various rockabilly festivals across Canada and the US. It was also shown in August at the Don't Knock The Rock Music and Film Festival in LA, curated by the extraordinary director Allison Anders. The film recently won the CBC Award for Excellence in Broadcast Communications as well as the Deluxe Vancouver Award in Television.

Draw Japan (2007)
A fan video for The Horrors featuring footage shot on a recent trip to Japan. The band in the video are not The Horrors - they are a japanese rockabilly band which performed in Yokohama.
Produced and directed by : Melissa James


AMP (2008)
An exciting new doc
Produced and directed by : Melissa James


Gutterballs
Teaser for an indie horror film that I worked on this Summer. Due for release in early 2008. www.gutterballsthemovie.com


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