Sironia

Inspired By A True Story

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Synopsis

Inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Wes Cunningham, SIRONIA is the story of a talented musician who has been chewed up and spit out by the Hollywood music machine. Frustrated by his broken career, Thomas Fisher and his wife Molly impulsively pack up and move to small town Sironia, Texas to live a more authentic life and raise their first child near Molly's brother and his family. Despite the change of scenery, Thomas's deep resentment over his lost dreams gets the best of him as he struggles to find peace with his stalled career, until he remembers what he loved about music - and Molly - in the first place.

Cast

Wes Cunningham

Thomas Fisher

Amy Acker

Molly Fisher

Tony Hale

Chad

Robyn Lively

Barbara

Jeremy Sisto

Tucker

Carrie Preston

Grace

Courtney Ford

Amanda

Ryan Cartwright

Nick

John Billingsley

Doug

Ryan Eggold

Mason Jones

Meaghan Martin

Aubrey

Stella Otto

Heather

Michael Monks

Joe Giovani

Elaine Tan

Danica

Thomas Ward

Mike

Julie Mayfield

Birthing Coach

Filmmakers

Directed by Brandon Dickerson
Written by Thomas Ward, Brandon Dickerson, Wes Cunningham
Produced by Laura Smith, Lauren Schwartz, Steven Sills
Executive Producers H. Gary Heavin, Diane Heavin, Randall Chenot
Director of Photography Jordan Valenti
Production Designer Dwane Platt
Edited by Michael R. Miller, A.C.E.
MUSIC BY Wes Cunningham
MUSIC SUPERVISOR Christopher Violette
Costume Designer Corban Poorboy
Casting By Emily Schweber, C.S.A.

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About Wes Cunningham

The origins of Wes Cunningham’s sound started with his introduction to Beatles and Beach Boys records as a young kid. Wes began crafting his own songs as a way to get out of memorizing Czerny for piano recitals, and as his musical acumen expanded so did the role that songwriting would play in his life.

It did not take long for a major label to recognize the uniqueness of his sound. Warner Brothers released his debut 12 Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking in 1998. Nashville Scene raved: "Wes Cunningham's debut record on Warner Brothers Records is a convincing artistic statement that sounds strikingly confident and developed for someone who's emerging with little advance hype - and from Texas, no less. He combines solid songwriting with modern studio advances and his own particular lyrical slant... He's a pop classicist who embraces new technology." The album’s single, “So It Goes,” went on to become a top ten hit on the Adult Alternative chart, with Billboard describing it as "... an Elvis Costello-esque sense of melody and verse meets with a crooner's talent for vocal dynamics...served on a delectable pop platter."

Cunningham toured America with much success as shows linked him with Wilco, Jason Mraz, Aimee Mann, Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, Los Lobos, Joe Cocker, Lisa Loeb, Fastball, Shawn Mullins, and blues legend Buddy Guy. 12 Ways was acclaimed in Europe, where Cunningham landed on the MTV Chart and played a subsequent tour.

After a change in record labels, Wes delivered a new romantic sound on 2001’s Pollyanna, released by Pentavarit Records. CMJ New Music Monthly described it as “more introspective … and still just as crafty.” Entertainment Weekly picked its track “I Love Eleanor” for the magazine’s weekly Gimme Five. Cunningham appeared as a featured artist on Nic Harcourt’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on KCRW. Another American tour took him to both coasts and everywhere in between.

To date, Cunningham’s songs have been featured on television shows such as One Tree Hill, My Name Is Earl, Party of Five, and Days of Our Lives. Feature film credits include Walking Tall, Man of the House, Saved, The Big Tease, Nascar in 3D, and Wonderland. Recent compositions have won as finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Song of the Year.

Always evolving, Cunningham’s latest album, When We Were Young, speaks honestly with rich vocals while remaining true to the craftsmanship of a song in which the melody is always king. It is a reflection of his current Central Texas lifestyle, which he enjoys with his wife and three sons. Sironia marks Cunningham's first foray into scoring for film, revealing exciting new possibilities for his musical expression.