Finding Gino
In Packaging
LOGLINE:
A determined young woman who put college on hold to care for her cancer-stricken mom, and her free-spirited younger brother, take a road trip to fulfill their late mother’s wish — scattering her ashes at Lake Tahoe — but their real mission is to find the rock icon whose songs gave their mom peace at the end — yacht rock legend Gino Vannelli.
KEY FACTS:
Woven throughout the film is the music of classic rock icon Gino Vannelli, who has granted full access to his catalog, will compose the original score and end-credits song, and will appear in the film’s final scene – effectively serving as the project’s “living IP.”
Written By: John Zaring
Director: Riker Lynch
Budget: $2.5M
Starring: Gino Vannelli
Filming in New Mexico, November 2026