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**Premiere Q&A on March 13th with NSYNC's Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and the filmmakers moderated by former MTV VJ Dave Holmes. **
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is a documentary feature that tells the story of famed boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The film tracks his life from his childhood in Queens, through discovering mega-bands *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys, and chronicles his later life, including his perpetration of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history. Interviewees include : Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick (NSYNC), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Aaron Carter and Ashley Parker Angel (OTown).
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Director
Aaron Kunkel
Credits
Director: Aaron Kunkel
Executive Producer: Gretchen Stockdale, Johnny Wright, Sarba Das, Sam Korkis,
Producer: Lance Bass, Matthew Charles Ducey, Nicholas Caprio, Craig Piligian
Cinematographer: Henry Darrow McComas, Aaron Kunkel
Editor: Aaron Kunkel, Shane Patterson
Music: Bleeding Fingers
Principal Cast: Lance Bass, AJ McLean, Ashley Parker Angel, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Johnny Wright, Lynn Harless, Aaron Carter, Nikki Deloach, Diane Bass
Additional Credits: Producer: Callie Foster
Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge
Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Genre: Documentary, Music
Screening Section: 24 Beats Per Second
Screening Format: Documentary Feature
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 99:17 mins