Mark Meatto

HOW TO GROW A BAND (2011)

Color, 89m

Director & Cinematographer: Mark Meatto

Producers: Michael Bohlmann & Mark Meatto

Editors: Mark Meatto & Purcell Carson

In How to Grow a Band, 26-year-old Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended, and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on indefinite hiatus. But Thile, a perfectionist prodigy who’s defied expectations since he learned the mandolin at age five, has a plan.

Filmed with uncommon access, HOW TO GROW A BAND provides a rare look at the start of one of America’s most promising young bands and explores the tensions that test young artists.

"Masterful filmmaking" - Paste Magazine 
"Critics’ Pick" - New York Magazine 
"A gripping look at the nature of creativity" - The Tennessean

Director & Cinematographer Mark Meatto

Producers Michael Bohlmann & Mark Meatto

Editors Purcell Carson & Mark Meatto

HOW TO GROW A BAND Theatrical Trailer (2012)