‘Roll Out, Cowboy’ roams and raps across the Midwest

By Jonathan Miller
‘Roll Out, Cowboy’ roams and raps across the Midwest
'Roll Out, Cowboy' follows Chris 'Sandman' Sands, a rapping cowboy, on his Midwest tour. Courtesy ‘Roll Out, Cowboy.‘
‘Roll Out, Cowboy’ roams and raps across the Midwest
'Roll Out, Cowboy' follows Chris 'Sandman' Sands, a rapping cowboy, on his Midwest tour. Courtesy ‘Roll Out, Cowboy.‘

‘Roll Out, Cowboy’ roams and raps across the Midwest

By Jonathan Miller
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Chris “Sandman” Sand is a 39-year-old cowboy from North Dakota. But when it comes to music, he doesn’t dig country tunes; he creates rap music. The documentary Roll Out, Cowboy follows Sand and his friends on tour across the Midwest. The film kicks off its 10-day run at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood Friday, July 22. Jonathan Miller brought Eight Forty-Eight a review.

To see the Sandman off the screen in and in the flesh, head to Facets Cinematheque this weekend. He and director Elizabeth Lawrence will be there for post-screening Q & A sessions.