Rock Prophecies

Don't let the title confuse you. This film takes 3 directions and succeeds on all of them.
I'm not sure who came up with the title of this rock music documentary but it will certainly confuse folks. The 80-minute film will be shown on many PBS stations during the fall. Even reading the press description I wasn't sure what to expect and even while watching it, the film changed directions a lot. But that's a good thing. There are really three different focuses to Direct John Chester's 2009 film - which won audience awards at a number of regional film festivals.

On its surface the film is a documentary about 60-year-old rock photographer Robert Knight. This is the guy who, not only took the last concert photos of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn, but also shot many iconic photos for album covers and the Guitar World instrument stores. As he self-narrates the film, you begin to feel the guy has one heck of an ego. He takes us to visit rock guitar icons (he specializes in guitarists) like Jeff Beck, Slash and Carlos Santana. Next we hear how he loves to "discover"...

Thought it was amazing
I discovered Robert Knight on the internet while looking up Rock Photographers almost 10 years ago. I came across his Zeppelin photos and wanting to be rock photog myself I contacted him via email and would ask him questions on the industry as he has a ton of experience. I have found him to be extremely passionate about what he does and very willing to share his experiences. A lot of photogs have such massive egos (as I have come to discover in my own experiences)that just asking a question will get you a dirty look or a nasty comment.
I was fortunate enough to be at the screening of Rock Prophecies here in Las Vegas where I met Robert for the second time. The documentary for me was a personal journey of his passion for music and photography. His journey is one that I could only hope to have.How many people get to have the experiences in music that he has? Shooting Zeppelin in Hawaii getting off the plane holding the masters for Led Zep 2, last photos of Jimmy Hendrix and Stevie...

Fantastic Movie!!!
This film is well made and really entertaining. It takes you on a great journey through the lives of some of the most talented rock stars.

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