LIFE.SUPPORT.MUSIC
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In 2004, Jason Crigler’s life was taking off. He was one of New York’s hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. His doctors doubted he would ever emerge from his near-vegetative state. The astonishing journey that followed, documented by friend and filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar is a stirring family saga and a portrait of creative struggle in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
Eric Daniel Metzgar is an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker and two-time Sundance Documentary Lab Fellow. He directed, shot and edited REPORTER about New York Times journalist Nick Kristof, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, aired on HBO, and was nominated for an Emmy Award. He produced and edited CRIME + PUNISHMENT (Executive Produced by Laura Poitras), which won a Grand Jury Award for "Social Impact" at Sundance, won an Emmy Award, and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. He also directed, shot and edited LIFE.SUPPORT.MUSIC., which was broadcast on POV (PBS' prestigious documentary showcase), and THE CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING, which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and broadcast on POV. Metzgar also edited GIVE UP TOMORROW (Emmy nominated, POV), MAYOR (POV, Full Frame Film Festival Grand Prize Winner), and ALMOST SUNRISE (Emmy nominated, POV).