A Box Full of Rocks: The El Cajon Years of Lester Bangs

This student film explores the formative years of legendary music journalist Lester Bangs. Bangs grew up in El Cajon, CA, a Southern California suburb 15 freeway miles east of San Diego. This 90-minute documentary interviews many of Bangs's childhood and high school friends while examining the family issues and early influences that made Lester Bangs one of the world's greatest Rock critics. COMING SOON: Our new film Ticket to Write: The Golden Age of Rock Music Journalism. This film explores the rise of the rock magazines (1966-81), from Crawdaddy and Rolling Stone to Creem, Trouser Press, Phonograph Records Magazines, Who Put The Bomp, and more! Produced, Written, and Directed by Raul Sandelin. Chief Editor Tony Butler. Special thanks to Edward Turner and Road Ahead Productions