Three legends, one toxic triangle, and the songs that outlived them all.
Follow Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt as they rise from obscurity to reverence: Guy, the Pancho to Van Zandt’s Lefty, struggling to establish himself as the Dylan Thomas of American music, while Susanna pens hit songs and paints album covers for top artists, and Townes spirals in self-destruction after writing some of Americana music’s most enduring and influential ballads.
Direction
Saviano spent 7 years; the archive footage feels impossibly private.
Writing
The title's from a Clark song—perfectly encapsulates the whole tragedy.
Director
Tamara Saviano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
