7.5
A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.
David Byrne
Self
Chris Giarmo
Self - Vocals / Dance & Vocal Captain
Angie Swan
Self - Guitar
Jacqueline Acevedo
Self - Percussion
Bobby Wooten III
Self - Bass
Mauro Refosco
Self - Percussion & Drum Section Leader
Tendayi Kuumba
Self - Vocals / Dance
Gustavo Di Dalva
Self - Percussion
Karl Mansfield
Self - Keyboard & Band Leader
Stephane San Juan
Self - Percussion
Daniel Freedman
Self - Percussion
Tim Keiper
Self - Percussion
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
David Byrne
November 16, 2020
10
If 'Stop Making Sense' is a film of awe, 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is a film of ecstasy - the ecstasy of being alive, of creating, of connecting, of hoping, of healing, of uniting. That ecstasy is in every breathless moment of what we're seeing on stage, and every bombastic moment of the filmmaking itself. The only way this could possibly be better is if you were sitting in the Hudson Theatre yourself - and even then, you might lose the singular magic of this film. Great art speaks directly to the human soul, tells us that we are seen and that we are all in this together. 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is a celebration of everything that makes us human, and the dream that is what America <i>could</i> be. See it in a cinema, and pray they turn up the sound as loud as they can. 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is one of the best films of the year, and one of the greatest concert films ever made. - Daniel Lammin
Read Daniel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-david-byrnes-american-utopia-one-of-the-greatest-concert-films-ever-made