Rock That Uke
2002, NR, 80 min.
Directed by William Preston Robertson, Sean Anderson, Narrated by Holly Hunter, Voices by , Starring .

According to its press notes, this documentary about the ukulele explores the “mystical allure of this four-stringed underdog of the musical world and the recent surge of alternative, post-punk musicians on the American mainland who have taken up the instrument.” Dozens of practitioners and devotees are interviewed and filmed, while the filmmakers try to isolate the instrument’s post-punk aesthetic. For more on the movie see www.rockthatuke.com.

This article appears in November 28 • 2003.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.