Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2020-09-10
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, River Road Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Todomundo, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, RadicalMedia, HBO Documentary Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Byrne as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
- Chris Giarmo as Self - Vocals/Dance & Vocal Leader
- Tendayi Kuumba as Self - Vocals/Dance
- Mauro Refosco as Self - Percussion & Drum Section Leader
- Karl Mansfield as Self - Keyboard & Band Leader
- Angie Swan as Self - Guitar
- Bobby Wooten III as Self - Bass
- Jacqueline Acevedo as Self - Percussion
- Gustavo Di Dalva as Self - Percussion
- Stephane San Juan as Self - Percussion
- Daniel Freedman as Self - Percussion
- Tim Keiper as Self - Percussion
Crew
- Spike Lee - Director
- David Byrne - Writer
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