Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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It Would Not Let Me Be

United States
2015 — 68' / Black & White

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Synopsis

Why Do we make music? Who is our audience? Does our audience matter? 'It Would Not Let Me Be' rides along with Caleb Stine and the Brakemen as they record their first album in 7 years. It is an honest look at what it means to be a musician in these troubled times in the music industry and what the goal of a band has become. Is making music a Choice? Observe one band's answer as they discover that music is not only a luxury in our life, music is a necessity.

Director Biography

Michael Patrick O’Leary is a cinematographer, still photographer and collaborator. His background is in lighting and his heart is in storytelling.

Director

Michael Patrick O'Leary

Producer

Michael Patrick O'Leary

Cinematographer

Michael Patrick O'Leary

Editor

Michael Patrick O'Leary

Sound

Nicholas Sjostrom

Contact

Michael Patrick O'Leary
+1 917-705-2899
[email protected]