Film was a staple on the Atlanta music scene from 1995 to 2003. The band had two commercial releases, 1999’s FILMLAND and 2001’s ..Rolling.. The band were popular in Atlanta drawing over 700 to the ..Rolling.. CD release show at Masquerade on March 10, 2001.
In 2001, the band was offered a record deal by Guy Oceary, at Maverick Records. Michael Goldberg was their A&R rep. but the band changed line ups and continued to release independently until it split in 2003.
One-time member, Michael Johns was a contestant on American Idol Season 7. The original members of Film were Iain Bluett, Christian (John) Prichard, Fred Hines and Michael Sickeler. Film released its first CD 'Filmland' in 2000. It recorded an E.P. titled "rolling" which you can purchase or stream on Spotify, Amazon or iTunes. Following Film, Michael Johns sang in a band called The Rising which was signed to Maverick Records.