It's a rockumentary with a bit of a twist.
That's the description behind last night’s premiere of the film, 'The Chills.'
It's a movie based on the triumph and tragedy of singer/songwriter Martin Philips and his band The Chills, known for their iconic Dunedin sound.
It was a sound that reverberated around several pubs and arenas during the eighties and nineties.
Martin Philips, the voice behind it all.
Mr Philips has stood centre stage for nearly forty years in the band - the rest of the group though, has changed significantly.
There have been 32 different band members in total with 21 different line-ups.
That history was told in it's entirety as part of a rockumentary which premiered last night in Dunedin.
The movie is directed by Julia Parnell, a self-proclaimed Chills diehard, who couldn't wait to get her hands on the story.
But it's not just about the music.
The movie dives deep into Mr Philip's personal life - during a routine doctors visit he was told he had a 31% chance of dying within 6-12 months.
“It was meant to be more or less a regular check-up,” he said.
But he was told if he didn’t stop drinking he was going to get sick.
Subsequently, his health and Mr Philip's reconciliation of his life became intertwined and that became part of the movie.
That story which is rolling into theatres from today.
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