Struggle No More

At the time this documentary debuted at the 2006 NZ International Film Festival, Wellington's Windy City Strugglers were approaching their 40th birthday. Never a household name, the band's loyalties lay with the music, not the music biz. Early members Bill Lake (songwriter and "Australian draft dodger"), Geoff Rashbrooke (piano) and Rick Bryant (vocals) were later joined by guitarist Andrew Delahunty and bassist and music critic Nick Bollinger. Director Costa Botes gets behind the camera to tell their slow-burning story, from cover songs to creating their own brand of distinctly Kiwi roots music.

Most bands, you know, they start off and they're not very good and then they peak and they get good, and then they sort of get sick of it and break up and all that stuff, And the whole thing takes about three years. The Strugglers are still on the upward part of the trajectory and it's taken 30...

– Broadcaster and musician Simon Morris on The Windy City Strugglers

Key Cast & Crew

Arthur Baysting

Subject

Matt Stutter

Sound Mix

Nick Bollinger

Subject

Luke Goodwin

Sound Recordist - Concert

Simon Morris

Subject

Costa Botes

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist, Producer