The Man Is Dead:
The Peter Kelley Story

The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story

The Man Is Dead:
The Peter Kelley Story

The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story The Man Is Dead: The Peter Kelley Story

Written and Directed by Ali Boyd

Cameras and Editing by Andy Gannon


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The Story

Peter Kelley was a hash smuggling, fugitive, Psych-Folk singer songwriter. He was also my uncle.


While hiding from the FBI, he was signed to Sire Records by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. At the same time, he established himself as a hash dealer, selling to some of the most influential musical acts of the 60s.


Some brilliant people believed in him and converged around him to make his records. Fifty years later, they still believe in him and are converging around me to tell his story.

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