Long Strange Trip (2017)

Directed by

Amir Bar-Lev

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Grateful Dead, a band known for its long improvisational live shows and devoted fan community. It features new interviews with band members and close associates who recount the group's journey from the 1960s onward.

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What happens

Long Strange Trip is a 2017 American documentary film about the rock band the Grateful Dead. It premiered on January 23, 2017, at the Sundance Film Festival. It had a one-night only nationwide screening on May 25, 2017, and a week-long limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles starting on May 26. The film was split into a six-part miniseries, which became available on Amazon Prime Video on June 2, 2017. Long Strange Trip was directed by Amir Bar-Lev, and has a running time of almost four hours. Martin Scorsese was one of the executive producers. Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, was one of the producers. The film features newly conducted interviews with living band members (at the time of production) and friends including Bob Weir and his wife Natascha, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, John Perry Barlow, Donna Godchaux, Dennis McNally, Barbara "Brigid" Meier, Nick Paumgarten, Steve Silberman, and Alan Trist. A soundtrack album was released on May 26, 2017. Long Strange Trip was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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