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Logline

Out of the (dim) spotlight for 30 years, an ex-rockstar dad and his friend embark on a cross-country tour to perform their recent album to anyone who’s willing to listen…including his filmmaker daughter.

Synopsis

In the nineties, my dad, Jay, and his best friend Tim used to be in a band called Too Much Joy (TMJ). They almost achieved their rockstar dreams but never got their big break. I always wondered more about the life he once lived. When he and Tim reunite as a new group called Wonderlick, accompanying the duo on a tour hosted in old fans’ living rooms feels like my only chance to find out. This film follows their 7,600 mile cross-country odyssey. It also follows mine.

As a young person struggling to balance her dreams with the demands of adulthood, I enter the trip questioning how we can come back to our work after getting disillusioned by its setbacks. What can I learn about being an artist from those who have been doing it all their lives? Tim and Jay have questions for me and my camera: Are they deluding themselves? Is this whole experience just a cry for help?

This film is an investigation of what empowers people to test the limits of their comfort zones through a father’s courage to embark on a quixotic dream with his best friend. I went into this project eager to discover how to live a meaningful creative life through them and ended up learning a lot more about how to be a person. A way that is a little messy, a little cringe, but one full of love and understanding.

Meet the Filmmakers

Lucy Blumenfield — Director
Lucy Blumenfield is a New York City based filmmaker and photographer with a focus on telling music-based stories. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies from Columbia University and has directed music videos for Atlantic, Verve, Run for Cover, as well as independent artists. She was a 2025 Woodworks Artist in Residence and the lead cinematographer for Liz Plank’s debut documentary feature, Not So Special. Her two short films, Immutable Uncertainties (2022) and Countdown (2021) have screened at festivals like NFFTY, NoBudge, and the Portland Film Festival.

Charlie McCollum — Producer
Charlie McCollum is a producer, writer, and director based in New York City. At the core of his work is an emphasis on team-building and authentic storytelling executed in forms not seen before. He is a second set of eyes for creatives to bounce their boldest ideas off of. Current projects include the feature documentary I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Here and multiple feature screenplays in development. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Emily Yue — Editor
Emily Yue is a filmmaker and film editor currently based in Boston. Emily’s work is rooted in centering marginalized voices with an intersectional lens, and has been supported by the Sundance Institute, the Points North Institute, and the LEF Foundation. As an editor, Emily works across documentary and fiction and is an alumni of the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship and the Sundance Contributing Editor Fellowship. Some of Emily’s recent post-production credits include A City in the Forest (2026), Spermworld (2024), How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), and The Rescue (2021).

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