Overview

• The documentary, executive produced by Brad Pitt, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and features previously unseen recordings and personal archives of Jeff Buckley.
• Director Amy Berg shifted from plans for a scripted biopic to a documentary after gaining access to Buckley’s personal materials, believing a documentary was the most authentic way to tell his story.
• The film delves into Buckley’s complex relationship with his late father, Tim Buckley, and his struggles with fame and artistic pressures following the release of his acclaimed album 'Grace.'
• Mary Guibert, Buckley’s mother, rejected earlier efforts, including Brad Pitt’s attempt in the early 2000s to make a biopic, citing concerns about authenticity in portraying her son.
• The documentary aims to correct misconceptions about Buckley’s death in 1997, emphasizing that it was a drowning accident unrelated to drugs or alcohol.