The documentary “Moonage Daydream” promises to show a “never-before-seen” side of British singer David Bowie. The trailer for the film was released on May 23 and announces that it will include previously unseen content from the artist such as images, performances and music, Variety reported. The magazine also noted that the audiovisual will dissect the star’s creative, musical and spiritual journey.
In addition, it will feature the narration of the vocalist himself, who passed away in 2016 after a year and six months of battle against liver cancer.
However, “Moonage Daydream” will be the first film project officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate. Neon will release the film in association with Universal Pictures Content Group, HBO Documentary Films and IMAX. The work was directed, produced and created by filmmaker Brett Morgen.
Morgen also gave further details of the presentation of his work, described in the trailer as an “immersive cinematic experience” at the CinemaCon event. The director obtained unauthorized access to David Bowie’s personal library in 2017. He used more than 500 resources from the “Life on Mars” singer’s archive to prepare the film and spent two years reviewing it.
"Bowie can't be defined, he can be experienced. That's why we created 'Moonage Daydream,' to make it a unique cinematic experience," said the creator of "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck."
The film will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this Monday night, May 23. In turn, it is expected to be available on HBO Max from September 2023.
Other details
The film is comprised of five decades of footage from the London multi-instrumentalist's personal archives, which will include, in addition to the above, drawings, journal writings and recordings.
In the information shared by Rolling Stone magazine, it also appears that the footage will be accompanied by three dozen Bowie songs remastered exclusively for the project.
Likewise, the public will be able to appreciate performances by the English divo in 1972 while he was still playing with the band The Spiders from Mars, who accompanied him at his concerts at that time.
Additionally, the hit songs "Changes," "Starman," "Ziggy Stardust," "The Jean Genie," "All The Young Dudes," "Life on Mars," "Rebel Rebel," "Fame," "Young Americans" and "Golden Years" will all be heard in the film, according to Variety.
