David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Spike Lee |
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| Writer: | David Byrne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 10, 2020 |
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| Director: | Spike Lee |
| Writer: | David Byrne |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | River Road Entertainment, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Participant, Warner Music Group, HBO Documentary Films, RadicalMedia, Todomundo |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 14, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Byrne | Self - Lead Singer & Performer |
| Chris Giarmo | Self - Vocals/Dance & Vocal Leader |
| Tendayi Kuumba | Self - Vocals/Dance |
| Mauro Refosco | Self - Percussion & Drum Section Leader |
| Karl Mansfield | Self - Keyboard & Band Leader |
| Angie Swan | Self - Guitar |
| Bobby Wooten III | Self - Bass |
| Jacqueline Acevedo | Self - Percussion |
| Gustavo Di Dalva | Self - Percussion |
| Stephane San Juan | Self - Percussion |
| Daniel Freedman | Self - Percussion |
| Tim Keiper | Self - Percussion |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Spike Lee | Director |
| Annie-B Parson | Choreographer |
| Adam Gough | Editor |
| Philip Stockton | Sound |
| Paul Hsu | Sound |
| Craig Kyllonen | Sound |
| Sarah Giggar | Makeup Artist |
| Greg Purnell | Hair Designer |
| Michael Lonsdale | Sound Mixer |
| Ellen Kuras | Director of Photography |
| David Byrne | Music, Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Diane Weyermann | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Kurt Deutsch | Executive Producer |
| Meredith Bennett | Executive Producer |
| Kristin Caskey | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Catullo | Executive Producer |
| David Bither | Executive Producer |
| Mike Isaacson | Executive Producer |
| Spike Lee | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| David Linde | Executive Producer |
| Bill Pohlad | Executive Producer |
| Jon Kamen | Executive Producer |
| Dave Sirulnick | Executive Producer |
| David Byrne | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 602 | 653 |
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 filmm ... aking 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