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Jeff Buckley Doc to Feature Nearly 30 Minutes of Unreleased Concert Footage in Theatrical Run

Authorized by his estate, it features a Bay Area Q&A with his mother followed by an HBO release this winter.

Overview

  • Theatrical screenings from August 8 to 15 will include nearly 30 minutes of remastered solo footage from Buckley’s 1994 Cambridge performance, newly unearthed from Sony’s vault.
  • Director Amy Berg, granted full access to Mary Guibert’s private archives, says the rare concert tapes brought her to tears when she first viewed them.
  • After its Sundance premiere and current run as part of DOC NYC Summer Selects at the IFC Center, the film opens nationwide on August 8.
  • Mary Guibert will appear for a Q&A following the Bay Area premiere at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater on August 8.
  • The documentary is slated to debut under HBO’s Music Box series on HBO and HBO Max this winter.