I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002)

Directed by

Sam Jones

Genre

documentary film, rockumentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This black-and-white documentary follows the band Wilco as they record their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It shows their creative process and the challenges they faced with their record label.

observationalintimatemelancholicbittersweetthoughtfullow-keygrounded

What happens

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco is a 2002 black-and-white documentary film by director/photographer Sam Jones, following the American alt-country rock band Wilco through the creation and distribution of their fourth studio album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The film, distributed to theaters in the United States through Cowboy Pictures, was released on July 26, 2002, three months after the album's retail release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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