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In In HOW TO GROW A BAND, 26 year-old Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His wife has left him, and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on Òindefinite hiatus.Ó But Thile, a perfectionist prodigy whoÕs defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.

Step 1: Write a 45-minute, four-movement elegy to your failed marriage to be played by a traditional bluegrass quintet. Step 2: Recruit the only musicians around talented enough to play it and crazy enough to sign on. Step 3: Make a record, launch an international tour and brace yourself.

Filmed with uncommon access, HOW TO GROW A BAND explores the tensions between individual talents and group identity, art and commerce, innocence and wisdom.