No Cameras Allowed
★ 7.1 · 2014 · 84m · Documentary
James Marcus Haney's journey of breaking into music festivals and inserting himself into the world of some of the biggest names in the industry - Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
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