Pavements (2024)

Directed by

Alex Ross Perry

Genre

biographical film, concert film, experimental film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie mixes scripted scenes, documentary footage, a staged musical, and a museum exhibit to tell the story of the indie band Pavement. It blurs reality and fiction to capture the band's history and legacy.

playfulfragmentedreflectiveself-awarequirkyunconventionalexperimentalnostalgic

What happens

Pavements is a 2024 American experimental musical biopic concert film written, co-produced, and directed by Alex Ross Perry. It is a docufiction about the American indie band Pavement, incorporating scripted scenes with documentary footage of the band, a musical stage play consisting of songs from their discography, and a museum devoted to their history. Pavements premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2024, and was released by Utopia on a limited theatrical release across the United States beginning at the Film Forum in New York City, New York on May 2, 2025, before a wide release on June 6. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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