Ambition Withdraw (2003)

The band The Unsatisfied are profiled in "Ambition Withdraw" is an award winning epic documentary, which follows 15 years of the band's career. The Unsatisfied (best described as a talented and intense alternative indie party-rock/glam-gothic punk recording act, from Chattanooga, Tenn, U.S.A.) is the super-sonic creation of the charismatic lead singer/composer (and actor): Eric Scealf, whose tenacious ambitions are the basis for the rockumentary. Scealf's goal is for his band to make it huge internationally, but, as 15 + years wear on, time, age and family commitment wear on the not-so-young band members(who are constantly getting ever older than their market audience), but who's hard-edged musical bent are really more artistic and spiritual than commercial. The Unsatisfied's struggle for recognition, makes for a fascinating story. The doc assembles current and vintage concert footage, interviews, community TV coverage, multi-media home movies, and various music video sequences. This cult rock documentary is raw, up-close and honest study about Eric about the band member's mini successes & hardships ( the bitch-work day jobs, wives, kids, audience attendance etc). Ambition Withdraw is also hosted by Dr. Gangrene, horror-host of an actual low budget Nashville-based UHF horror movie TV show. The amazing soundtrack expresses all the angst and stress that come from Scealf's self-proclaimed "white trash" background , and his refusal to compromise his and the guitar-rock group's music's artistic, underground appeal.