NYC premiere

“The desire to go back in time has been a part of humanity from the beginning. This film is the closest we could get to returning to a special time in our lives – revisiting a halcyon moment in our emotional memory as one of our experiential pinnacles.” – Jason Axel Summers, co-director

Teaming up with Dead Moon in 2001 to shoot the cult hit documentary Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story was a transformative adventure for filmmakers Summers and Kate Fix. They created a lifelong bond with all three members of the band, which continues to this day with the sole survivor, Toody Cole.

Shot in 2001 on tour in Europe and the US, with a days-long visit to the famous Cole home, the original film left little opportunity to allow for full-length song performances, as hearing from Andrew Loomis, Fred & Toody Cole often overlapped with concert footage. This new film revisits the performances that Jason & Kate captured on those tours, most of it never presented to the world until now. We also see fun and interesting footage of a less formal nature, just hanging out and traveling with the band. This film is meant to be an extension of Unknown Passage, and the desire is to provide a window back in time for fans of Dead Moon, both old and new.

Unlike many artists, there is no curtain to pull back and peer behind: they always were and are that face they presented as artists to the world. Their earnestness is undeniable, and their electrifying performances and connection with audiences drove them to the summit of the rock ‘n roll pantheon.