Link to the thread on Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005).

Links to threads in the 'Music' forum on 'Larry Norman Plays For Last Time in US and Earth?' and 'Larry Norman Dead at 60'.

Got this in my e-mail today:

Greetings,

Well, at long last, the documentary about Larry Norman is done.

We are holding a pre-screening of FALLEN ANGEL: The OUTLAW LARRY NORMAN at Wheaton College on Thursday, October 16th, 2008. The documentary is Di Sabatino's attempt to understand a man that was both influential in the Christian community for a season and tremendously difficult to fathom at times. It is Di Sabatino's second film. His first documentary, on the life of Jesus freak evangelist Lonnie Frisbee, entitled Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher, was broadcast on San Francisco PBS-affiliate KQED's "Truly California" documentary show before garnering an Emmy nomination. The film is presently playing nationally throughout PBS affiliate stations.

Randy Stonehill will be in attendance that night, performing a mini-concert as well as participating in a Q&A session afterward.

There will be an announcement later in the year as to when and how the film will be released. The film & music night will take place at 7:00 pm at Barrows Auditorium on the Wheaton College campus. Tickets are $7.00. There is limited seating available. For more information, please contact Larry Eskridge at Larry.Eskridge@wheaton.edu.

This will be followed up by a front cover story in the OC WEEKLY on October 17th about the documentary and some of the behind-the-scenes goings on.

Thanks for your continued support.

Sincerely,

David Di Sabatino

Rock Angel
Garden Grove filmmaker David Di Sabatino is drawn to charismatic but damaged Christians. But nothing prepared him for Larry Norman
OC Weekly, October 16

I don't know if you have to be on Facebook to view this, but Di Sabatino just posted a four-minute trailer here.

The film is set to premiere at the Cinequest film festival in San Jose., which runs February 25 to March 8.

It's a very interesting subject, but I wish the trailer were more intriguing. It makes the production look pretty sloppy, with the typical mix of talking heads, still photos, and archival footage. I hope the film turns out to have content far more substantial and interesting than this. Maybe it's just that I've seen too many Christopher Guest films, but this kind of thing can so easily become a parody of itself.