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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

09/10/2020 Music, Documentary 1h 45m
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User
Score
8.2/10
97%
93/100

Overview

A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

Spike Lee

Director

David Byrne

Writer

Top Billed Cast

David Byrne

David Byrne

Self - Lead Singer & Performer

Chris Giarmo

Chris Giarmo

Self - Vocals/Dance & Vocal Leader

Tendayi Kuumba

Tendayi Kuumba

Self - Vocals/Dance

Mauro Refosco

Mauro Refosco

Self - Percussion & Drum Section Leader

Karl Mansfield

Karl Mansfield

Self - Keyboard & Band Leader

Angie Swan

Angie Swan

Self - Guitar

Bobby Wooten III

Bobby Wooten III

Self - Bass

Jacqueline Acevedo

Jacqueline Acevedo

Self - Percussion

Gustavo Di Dalva

Gustavo Di Dalva

Self - Percussion

Media

DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020

DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Teaser

Official Teaser

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Reviews

A review by SWITCH.

Written on November 16, 2020

If 'Stop Making Sense' is a film of awe, 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is a film of ecstasy - the ecstasy of being alive, of creating, of connecting, of hoping, of healing, of uniting. That ecstasy is in every breathless moment of what we're seeing on stage, and every bombastic moment of the filmmaking itself. The only way this could possibly be better is if you were sitting in the Hudson Theatre yourself - and even then, you might lose the singular magic of this film. Great art speaks directly to the human soul, tells us that we are seen and that we are all in this together. 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is a celebration of everything that makes us human, and the dream that is what America <i>could</i> be. See it in a cinema, and pray they turn up the sound as loud as they can. 'David...

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