We're pleased to announce we’ve acquired a new David Bowie documentary in partnership with Channel 4 and Rogan Productions. BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT will be screening in UK cinemas later this year.
Ten years after his death, BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT reveals David’s final creative journey.
Conflicted about resting on past glories, Bowie was constantly finding new ways to remain at the cutting edge. This period saw him conquer Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage, confront his past in suburban South London, experiment with the future of the internet, write his first musical and produce “Blackstar” - the album that reminded the world why he was irreplaceable. Told by those who knew and worked with Bowie, the film uncovers the strategic brilliance behind the resurrection, and the inexhaustible creativity of this singular artist.
Read more in Deadline here.
ABOUT THE FILM
By the 1990s, critics wrongly thought Bowie was creatively exhausted. Tin Machine was savaged by the press, his albums flopped, and promoters couldn’t give away tickets. He seemed finished. But what followed was the most remarkable artistic resurrection in music history. Through rare archive, intimate interviews with his inner circle, and Bowie’s own words, we reveal how he did what he always did brilliantly - thrilled the world with creative renewal and delivered Glastonbury’s most legendary performance. He then vanished for a decade only to return with “Blackstar”- a masterpiece that turned his mortality into his greatest work of art.
Jonathan Stiasny, director says:
“The traditional music documentary celebrates triumph. What fascinated me most when making this film was how Bowie’s final chapter wasn’t an ending, it was a resurrection. He transformed silence into revelation, and ultimately, death into art.”
Shaminder Nahal, Head of Specialist Factual at Channel 4 says:
“Bowie was one of those rare artists whose imagination never dimmed. This film reveals how, when faced with the end, he found ways to push boundaries and create something transcendent.”