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Sound It Out
Jeanie Finlay's elegaic account of the very last record shop in Teesside, UK.
Director: Jeanie Finlay
Overview
Jeanie Finlay's elegaic documentary portrait of the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Teesside, North East England. A cultural haven in one of the most deprived areas in the UK, Sound It Out documents a place that is thriving against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive. Directed by Jeanie Finlay who grew up three miles from the shop.
A distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives.
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