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Local Tamworth teacher, muso, and music producer Leigh Ivin stars in Three Chords and the Truth, an award-winning Aussie indie film inspired by the real-life story of singer-songwriter Jackie Marshall.
The movie - and much of its production team - is coming to Tamworth on Thursday, October 26, for a special Q&A with the movie's director, producer, and of course Mr Ivin himself.
![Three Chords and the Truth is Claire Pasvolsky's feature debut as a writer and director, though she has 20 years of experience in theatre and documentaries. Picture supplied Three Chords and the Truth is Claire Pasvolsky's feature debut as a writer and director, though she has 20 years of experience in theatre and documentaries. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/200003594/b4a1f225-784a-46c4-b07e-24a0ac2187e3.JPG/r0_0_6240_4160_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Director Claire Pasvolsky told the Leader Mr Ivin's real-world experience in the music industry brought life to the music-driven drama.
"It was fantastic. You never know when you're working with someone who's not an actor and you're putting them completely out of their comfort zone in front of a camera, but I think it was a bit of a life imitating art because Leigh has known Jackie for so many years," Ms Pasvolsky said.
Three Chords and the Truth will be screening at Forum 6 Cinemas Tamworth for one week starting Thursday, October 26.
![Mr Ivin plays Vaughan, the main character's hard-headed music producer. The film's director said the chemistry from Mr Ivin's 20-plus-year friendship with lead actress Jackie Marshall poured an extra layer of soul into the film. Picture supplied Mr Ivin plays Vaughan, the main character's hard-headed music producer. The film's director said the chemistry from Mr Ivin's 20-plus-year friendship with lead actress Jackie Marshall poured an extra layer of soul into the film. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/200003594/aeb80019-5423-488d-a89c-4e14ac59dc3b.png/r0_0_3341_1716_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
In the movie, alt-country and folk singer Jackie Marshall plays Angie Cowper, a forty-something year old musician struggling to keep her head above water while battling a terminal illness, whose life is forever changed after taking in a teenage runaway.
While the relationship between the musician and the teenager is fictional, the portrayal of the protagonist's illness and struggle to earn a living through music is based on Ms Marshall's real-life experience battling breast cancer.
![The music-driven drama follows the story of Angie Cowper, a struggling musician hiding a terminal illness, and teenage runaway Ruby as they learn to accept and heal from their respective traumas. Picture supplied The music-driven drama follows the story of Angie Cowper, a struggling musician hiding a terminal illness, and teenage runaway Ruby as they learn to accept and heal from their respective traumas. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/200003594/c0d34661-9d33-4c3c-9cdd-da7196437098.png/r196_0_1629_806_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Aside from the occasional mention of golden guitars and country music, the film's director said she hopes the movie resonates with regional audiences in particular.
"A Tamworth audience will really get that sense of regional perspective, the stories of smaller communities and the kind of relationships that happen in those smaller cities," Ms Pasvolsky said.
"There's also positivity in terms of the healing of trauma through music. Music is the through-line of the story, which I think is why Tamworth audiences will be drawn to it," the director said.
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