‘The Velvet Underground. A hypnotic new documentary and the first major film to tell the band’s legendary story. Playing in theaters and on Apple TV+ now. The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock and roll’s most revered bands. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage. ‘
The film looks great, superb editing using split screen and much of Andy Warhol's films from the period. The film is as much about the experimental art/ film scene as well as the music and band. Featuring interviews with film maker Jonas Mekas too
INTERVIEWS / Director Q&A…
This filmmaker conversation (below) from IDA, features director and producer Todd Haynes and producers Carolyn Hepburn, Christopher Clements, and Julie Goldman, moderated by Anne Thompson, Editor at Large at IndieWire.
At 12.53 Todd Haynes talks about the way the interviews were shot and why they were treated, edited, formatted how they were.
