It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Amy Berg. It follows the life and career of musician Jeff Buckley.
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Directed by | Amy Berg |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.
Premise
editExplores the life and career of Jeff Buckley, incorporating voice messages and unseen footage.[1]
Production
editInitially, Brad Pitt approached Jeff Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert about making a film revolving around Buckley. Guibert agreed, however, remained skeptical of Pitt starring as her son. The two kept in touch about a potential project. Amy Berg then approached Guibert about making a film about Buckley, however, Guibert was skeptical of Berg transferring from non-fiction filmmaking to narrative. Berg decided to instead making a documentary, with Guibert granting Berg access to archive, and Pitt executive producing alongside helping digitize and preserve Buckley's belongings.[2][3][4]
Release
editThe film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.[5]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
References
edit- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Producing a Passion Project". SLUG. December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (January 21, 2025). "Sundance Doc Made by Superfan Unpacks the Legacy of Jeff Buckley". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 23, 2025). "Jeff Buckley Doc Reveals Why a Biopic Starring Brad Pitt Was Nixed by the Musician's Mom: 'You're Going to Open Your Mouth and Jeff's Voice Is Going to Come Out?'". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2025.