Director Brett Morgen Finalizing DAVID BOWIE Documentary Based on Thousands of Hours of Rare Footage
Director Brett Morgen, who brought us Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane, and The Kid Stays in the Picture, is finalizing a top-secret David Bowie documentary based on “thousands of hours of rare performance footage of the musician, most of it previously uncirculated.”
Morgen has been working on the doc for four years, and has yet to release the film’s title. Variety reports that a source close to the production cryptically describes it as “neither documentary nor biography, but an immersive cinematic experience built, in part, upon thousands of hours of never before seen material.”
Sources say live concert footage plays a central role in the film, and that Morgen is eyeing an IMAX release. The filmmaker wears a number of hats on the project, taking on editing, writing and producing duties, in addition to directing. The report says that the film may be shooting for a Sundance 2022 premiere.
Bowie’s long-time producer Tony Visconti is serving as music producer on the film, and the Oscar-winning sound team behind Bohemian Rhapsody is also mixing and designing the project.
Despite previous reports that Bowie’s family has declined requests to make docs and biopics about the singer, this film featuring live concert footage been made with the support and cooperation of the David Bowie estate.
I am a huge fan of Bowie, and I am excited to check out the final product in this labor of love.