Anthony Ladesich

Cowtown Ballroom: Sweet Jesus

Joe Heyen, Anthony Ladesich

Cowtown Ballroom..Sweet Jesus is a documentary film about the music of the '70s celebrated in the Kansas City rock and roll landmark, the Cowtown Ballroom. The film includes many interviews with rock legends such as B.B. King and Steve Miller, as well as interviews with patrons and fans. Original footage of artists playing at the venue filmed by Jim Rush.

Six Month Chip

Anthony Ladesich

Matthew Leonard

Things get dark as a group assembles in the basement of an Elks Lodge where a young man faces down the demons of his past while recounting the story of his addiction, recovery and his nightly struggle to stay sober.

Repo

Anthony Ladesich

Two repo men have come to collect on a forgotten debt. Proving once and for all that possession is nine-tenths of the law.

Forty-Five: The Search For Soul

Anthony Ladesich

Johnny Starke

Are record collectors simply purveyors of popular culture or are they its greatest protectors? The film Forty-Five: The Search for Soul, sets out to answer that question as we follow one DJ on a quest for black gold. For Johnny Starke digging through dusty thrift shop bins to find lost wax and forgotten sounds is not simply a hobby... It’s his chief obsession and his life’s work. This is a film about record collecting and more importantly, it’s about saving forgotten pieces of popular culture and returning them to the turntable, the dance floor and ultimately back to their historical relevance. Director Anthony Ladesich brings to life the story of one collector, one 45rpm record, and one song.