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| Directed by | Aaron Kunkel |
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| Music by | Bleeding Fingers |
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| Distributed by | YouTube Premium Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (working titleThe Lou Pearlman Project) is an American documentary film that premiered on March 13, 2019 atSXSW. Produced byLance Bass, the film explores the career and legacy of record producer and convicted criminalLou Pearlman.
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story features "the story of Lou Pearlman, his remarkable successes and offenses, and his tragic end while serving a 25-year prison sentence for multiple felony convictions.The Lou Pearlman Project reveals the dark side of stardom and the music industry as members of multi-platinum-selling bands like*NSYNC,Backstreet Boys,O-Town,Innosense,Take 5 andC-Note tell all about working with Pearlman."[1]
The documentary includes interviews with:
On April 24, 2018, it was announced thatYouTube Red was in production onThe Lou Pearlman Project, a documentary executive produced byLance Bass,Craig Piligian, Nicholas Caprio, andSam Korkis. The documentary was set to feature interviews withAJ McLean,Ashley Parker Angel,Aaron Carter,JC Chasez,Chris Kirkpatrick,Lance Bass, Diane Bass, and Lynn Bomar Harless. Production companies involved with the film were slated to consist of Pilgrim Media Group.[1][2][3][4]
The film held its world premiere at theParamount Theatre inAustin, Texas on March 13, 2019 during theSouth by Southwest film festival as part of the "24 Beats Per Second" series of screenings.[5][6]
