Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012

Based on true events, Sara Sugarman's VINYL tells the remarkable story of an '80s punk band teetering on the edge of obscurity when it reunites to write a hit song and make an unforgettable comeback. In 2004, aging UK rocker Johnny Jones of the famed Welsh '80s band The Weapons of Happiness (WOH) hoodwinked top record labels, radio DJs, and the entire rock music world by releasing his punk-pop single under a fictitious band name. After being rejected by his former record label for being too old, Johnny passes off the single to a radio DJ claiming it's a young, unknown Welsh rock band he is managing. Much to everyone's surprise, it receives immediate airplay. Johnny and his old band mates assemble a rowdy bunch of teenagers to pretend to be the face of the song and teach them how to have true punk rock spirit.