Mark Lo’s wildly entertaining thrill ride of a documentary, COUNT ME IN, drops us 
into the world of drumming zealots and quickly discover their joy and exhilaration to a life dedicated to driving the beat. In their own words, they share the passion that has taken them from 
banging on pots and pans as kids, to playing on some of the world’s biggest stages. Along the way, they pay tribute to the drummers that have influenced them, including the likes of Ringo, Charlie Watts, Keith Moon, John Bonham and Ginger Baker. You can have rhythm without music, but you can’t have music without rhythm.With interviews and narration from TAYLOR HAWKINS (Foo 
Fighters), ROGER TAYLOR (Queen), NICK MASON (Pink Floyd), STEWART COPELAND (The Police), CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA (Santana), CHAD SMITH (Red Hot Chili Peppers), GINGER BAKER (Cream), CLEM BURKE 
(Blonde, Repo Man), ROSS GARFIELD (Off The Record with the Drum Doctor), TOPPER HEADON (The Clash), STEPHEN PERKINS (Jane’s Addiction), NICKO MCBRAIN (Iron Maiden), SAMANTHA MOLONEY (Hole, Eagles of Death Metal), JESS BOWEN (Bad Genius), BOB HENRIT (The Kinks), BEN THATCHER (Royal Blood), IAN PAICE (Deep Purple), RAT SCABIES (The Damned), EMILY DOLAN DAVIES (The Darkness, Bryan Ferry), JIM KELTNER (Man of Steel), ABE LABORIEL JR. 
(Killers of the Flower Moon) and ANDY GRAY (composer, record producer).Director Mark Lo (Carol, Belle, The Railway Man, No Way Up) joins us to talk about how this film came into being, the infectious joy he absorbed from hanging out with these artist, shooting at Headley Grange, the18th century manor house where Led Zeppelin (John Bonham) created their most celebrated albums, the loss of Taylor Hawkins and the inimitable Ginger Baker.
About the filmmaker – Director Mark Lo has worked on films and TV across many genres for over 20 years and has made a career of specializing in music for moving picture. As an Executive Music Producer, he worked on films including Todd Hayne’s Carol (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara), Paul Haggis’s Third Person (Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis and James Franco), The Railway Man (Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Stellan Skarsgard), Amma Asante’s Belle (Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Lee Tamahori’s The Devil’s Double. Mark set up Asylum Giant as a creative hub to develop and produce a slate of Film and TV projects, with a close family of creative talent. He recently produced and directed the feature music documentary Count Me In; a wild celebration of drummers that includes contributions from Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Roger Taylor (Queen), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Cindy Blackman Santana (Santana), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and many more.
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“With the vastness of Count Me In, there is more richness here than you can shake a stick at.” – Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
“The film might not be enough for the music scholars, but as a breezy, likeable portrait of a few of the people who have “the best job in the world”, it’ll do.” – Graeme Tuckett, The Post NZ
“A documentary tribute that is long overdue and, while a touch uneven, the musicians are articulate and tell a genuinely intriguing story about an underrated art form” – Benjamin H. Smith, Decider
“…CMI is propelled as much by a desire to inform about the past as it is to inspire the next generation; the ideal audience are young people who are hoping to find a future in music, and should find this a persuasive invite to the loudest imaginable party…” – Eddie Harrison, film-authority.com
“You don’t have to have an obsession with drummers to enjoy the movie, but you do have to have a curiosity about the elements that go into great music.” – Steven Prokopy, Third Coast Review
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