A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media (2023)
98 min
Adam Bartlett started Gilead Media record label in 2005. His first releases were small runs of LPs and CDs, but fast forward to the present, he now he runs a celebrated underground label that is renowned internationally for putting out black metal, doom, and noise rock releases of well-known bands. He and his partner Dave Adelson from the record label, 20 Buck Spin, put on Migration Fest every two years where heavy music fans from around the world come together to perform, hang out, and create strong personal bonds. Through live performances, interviews, and BTS footage, we meet musicians, learn how they write and perform music as a means to cope with issues such as sexual abuse, depression, childhood indoctrination of Christianity, and grief from loss of loved ones. Features appearance from members of Thou, Neurosis, Enslaved, Panopticon, Emma Ruth Rundle, Yellow Eyes, Couch Slut, Blood Incantation, Krallice, Mizmor, Weigedood, Hell, Leech, Mania, Inter Arma and much more.
- Release date
- June 26, 2023
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $25,000
Cast
- Megan Osztrosits as Self - Couch Slut
- Adam Bartlett as Self - Gilead Media
- Adam Bartlett as Migration Fest
- Austin Lunn as Self - Panopticon
- Lora Bartlett as Self - Adam's Mom
- Jordan Brown as Self - Adam's Employee
- Adam Tucker as Self - Producer
- Adam Tucker as A Scanner Darkly
- John Pata as Self - Adam's Employee
- Cari Tezlaff as Self - Adam's Wife
- Bryan Funck as Self - Thou
- Liam Neighbors as Self - Mizmor
- Liam Neighbors as Hell
Crew
- Michael Dimmitt · Director
- Michael Dimmitt · Writer
- Michael Dimmitt · Producer
- Michael Dimmitt · Cinematographer
- Alex Hadjiloukas · Cinematographer
- Michael Dimmitt · Editor