Call me a heretic, but whenever I hear the name Michael Franti I think “Praise the Lord”. A big fan of his music since he led the Disposable Heroes, I found him the lone writer who could point the finger at all the world’s poverty and corruption, and at the same moment remind you that the world is beautiful solely because you are in it. He has been my constant companion on lonely journeys between Shepparton and Melbourne, and can turn my fatigue to resolve in one album.

I’m always sceptical of musicians who try their hand at film, and especially of musicians who release big budget documentaries about their own touring (see U2: Rattle and Hum and In Bed With Madonna), but I have faith that Franti’s I Know I Am Not Alone will surprise me. Anthony Minghella watched it and said “Watch this film then insist that Michael Franti becomes President of the United States!”

Big call.

http://www.iknowimnotalone.com/