ROLL OUT, COWBOY

ROLL OUT, COWBOY
US 2009
Director: Elizabeth Lawrence
Chris “Sandman” Sand is a rappin’ cowboy from Dunn Center, North Dakota (population: 120 and shrinking). He drives a semi, plays the guitar, and raps, and while he may look like Woody Guthrie, he writes and sings like LL Cool J or Dr. Dre. ROLL OUT, COWBOY follows the 39-year-old country/ hip-hop/folk/rap/punk musician—definitely doing his own “My Way”—as he tours the small towns, red and blue. As we watch the Sandman trying to forge an identity from his multiple lives and inspirations, we’re treated to a funny, touching look at a dreamer taking on the dying American West with singular musical spirit. How many people are inspired to rap and rhyme to the pulse of baling machines and irrigation pumps? (75 mins.) Sponsored by KINK.fm (link: http://www.kink.fm/).