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THE STORY
 

During his illustrious career, JEFF GOLUB was Rod Stewart’s lead guitarist, he played with Billy Squier and other legends, and recorded 11 solo albums, plus three more as the leader of Avenue Blue. Inspired by B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck, among others, Jeff began playing guitar when he was 12. Playing rock, blues, and jazz guitar, Jeff became a world renowned performer, playing in stadiums, concert halls, and clubs around the world.

Jeff, his wife Audrey, and their two young sons were living a near-perfect life when Jeff suddenly lost his sight at the age of 56. What at first seemed a surmountable hurdle soon evolved into a much larger problem, as it became clear that he had also developed a rare neurological disorder, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

Through years of archival and verité footage, as well as interviews with celebrated musicians and a score composed and performed by Jeff’s former friends and colleagues, this intimate portrait provides an in-depth account of Jeff’s final years. It tells of the immense burden his wife was forced to undertake, the strain Jeff’s illness caused with his family and friends, and the story of his impressive musical legacy. It is a universal story of the hardships of terminal illness, told through the lens of one of the jazz community’s most beloved musicians.

THE FILMMAKERS

KYLE I. KELLEY - Producer, Director, Cinematographer

Kyle I. Kelley, Director -- A seasoned cinematographer and owner of BullMoose Pictures, this is Kyle’s documentary directorial debut. Kyle is a New York-based cinematographer and colorist who enjoys working on all types of projects, from short fiction to feature documentaries, and everything in-between. He shoots regularly for Axios on HBO and has shot multiple fiction and documentary features, including Good Ol Girl (official selection, SXSW); While I Breathe, I Hope (Southeast Emmy winner, New Orleans Film Festival, Hot Springs, DocNYC); Maggie Black; Uncle Peckerhead; It Cuts Deep; American Experience: Sealab, and 9/11: The Legacy (History Channel).
 

PHILIP SHANE - Producer, Editor

Philip Shane is documentary filmmaker with over 25 years of experience, most recently as Editor of Dancing in Jaffa, which had it's World Premiere at the 2013 TriBeCaFilm Festival, and for which he and fellow editor Bob Eisenhardt won the Best Editing Award at Israel's prestigious DocAviv Film Festival. He was Co-Director & Editor of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival), and Producer & Editor of EINSTEIN: The Real Story Of The Man Behind The Theory (2008, History Channel).

At ABC News for nearly a decade, Shane edited many distinguished programs including Ted Kopple's Iraq War documentary, Tip of the Spear, which won the 2004 DuPont Columbia Award for Broadcast Journalism, and Martin Luther King: Searching For The Promised Land (1999) which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Program. A short film he made with Peter Jennings and Senior Producer Richard Gerdau, Witness to History, preserved Jennings' personal memories of 9/11 and has been placed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

In addition to Dancing In Jaffa and Being Elmo, Shane has edited many films about performing artists. With Paul McCartney, his daughter Mary, and director Alistair Donald, he made the film Wingspan (2001), about the McCartney family's life after The Beatles. His previous project, The Beatles Revolution (2000) told the story of the band through the memories of musicians, artists, politicians, writers, and other celebrities. Other artists he's worked with include Carly Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and The Boston Symphony.

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