Thomas Buchan

Winning America is a documentary television film about the Canadian band Said the Whale. It follows the band on their first US tour down through California, and then to South by Southwest.

The Simon Fraser University and Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band's 2009 trip to compete in the World Pipe Band Championship. On this lively journey we witness the passionate story of two brothers, Jack and Terry Lee who helm not only the largest piping family in the world but also the most successful pipe band from recent years. The film captures the mood and spirit as the bands lively ensemble prepare for the intensity of world competition.