Jason Becker not dead yet
(2012)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DOCUMENTARY/JASON

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PUBLISHED
New York : Kino Lorber, 2012
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9786314866761 K1063, 738329106324
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Special features: extended interviews with Steve Vai, Marty Friedman, and Joe Satriani ; over 30 minutes of archival Jason Becker performances ; What is ALS? ; trailer

The year is 1989, and 19-year old Jason Becker from Richmond, California has just been offered the biggest rock guitar job on the planet. He's on the cover of every guitar magazine and is being hailed by critics as a genius and the next greatest rock guitarist in the world. Jason's dream will turn into a nightmare when he is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease and given just 3-5 years to live. 22 years later, without the ability to move or to speak, Jason is alive and making music with his eyes

Editor, Gideon Gold; director of photograhy, Carl Burke

Featuring Jason Becker with Greg Howe, Marty Friedman

Not rated

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital

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