Changing Keys: Billy McLaughlin and the Mysteries of Dystonia
(Changing Keys: Billy McLaughlin and the Mysteries of Dystonia)
Details
Original Title : Changing Keys: Billy McLaughlin and the Mysteries of Dystonia
Time : 55 Min
Genre : Documentary, Biography, Music
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2009
Director : Suzanne Jurva
Writer : Suzanne Jurva, Jonathan P. Shaw
Producer : No data available
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : Minneapolis native Billy McLaughlin astounded audiences with his innovative guitar technique and composing style. In the late 1990s he began to lose control of his hand and arm and was soon unable to play his own music. Many thought his career was over when he was diagnosed with focal dystonia, an incurable neuromuscular disorder. Billy had other ideas: He began the arduous task of retraining himself to play left-handed, one note at a time. Suzanne Jurva followed McLaughlin during these years. Through her eyes, we witness his miraculous and inspiring story.