My Father and the Man in Black

Sep 6 2013 Not Rated 1h 27m
Biography, Documentary, Music

The story of promoter Saul Holiff's turbulent life and his success making Johnny Cash a superstar.

Plot

After the suicide of Johnny Cash's former manager, Saul Holiff, his estranged son, Jonathan Holiff, returns home. There, Jonathan learns from his mother that his father's personal records exist in storage. As Jonathan searches through them, he discovers much about his father's life of deferred dreams in London, Ontario until he became the manager of Johnny Cash. From there, Jonathan learns of his father's hectic life managing the erratic country star with his personal demons and moods and how the material success came with a profound cost of its own for Saul. In doing so, Jonathan gets a new perspective of a father who had his problems that he never fully conquered himself.

Written by

Jonathan Holiff

Directed by

Jonathan Holiff

Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

New Chapter Productions

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
282
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA