2020 | United States | Music Video

American Utopia (David Byrne’s American Utopia)

  • English English 106 mins
  • Director | Spike Lee
  • Writer | David Byrne
  • Producer | David Byrne, Spike Lee

STATUS: Released

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David Byrne meets America’s fractious political moment with the transcendent power of song in this ecstatic documentary of the Broadway adaptation of his acclaimed American Utopia tour. Captured with immersive immediacy by director Spike Lee, this uplifting spectacle interweaves twenty-one songs, both new and classic, with Byrne’s singular observations on the state of the nation—its perils, promises, and possibility for transformation. Choreographed by Annie-B Parson with the inventive minimalism that has become a signature of Byrne’s live performances, David Byrne’s American Utopia moves between moments of communal exuberance and hymnlike grace, making the case for music as an agent of protest, change, and above all unity.

Unity Protest Music Performance Reflection
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The Criterion Collection
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