Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley is a 2004 documentary film about Jeff Buckley. It was shot, directed, and produced by first-time filmmakers Nyla Bialek Adams & Laurie Trombley.

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley
Directed byNyla Bialek Adams
Laurie Trombley
Produced byNyla Bialek Adams
Laurie Trombley
Edited byNyla Bialek Adams
John Neely
Release date
  • 16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) (CMJ)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The documentary focuses on the life and career of American musician Jeff Buckley. The film features footage taken from his performances as well as footage from interviews he held during his lifetime, up until his death in 1997. Performances and outtakes have been culled from the warehouse archives of Columbia Records.[1]

Production

The documentary marked the directorial debut of both Nyla Bialek Adams and Laurie Trombley, who also served as its producers. Adams additionally served as editor alongside John Neely. It took the directors six years to finish shooting the film and they began toward the end of 1999, 2 years after Buckley's death. Per Rolling Stone, Buckley's mother gave Adams and Trombley her blessings for the project.[2]

Profits from the film's distribution went to charities associated with the Estate of Jeff Buckley.

Release

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley premiered on October 16, 2004 at the CMJ New Music Marathon Film Festival.[3] The documentary was later released as a bonus DVD for the deluxe version of the album Grace Around the World, issued by Sony Legacy in 2009.[4]

Reception

Critical reception for Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley has been mostly positive.[5] Paste magazine reviewed the film, noting that "This reverent, powerful film doesn’t answer any questions about Buckley’s death, but it assures that his greatest gifts are still with us."[6] Denis Harvey of Variety was more critical, writing that "Electrifying performance footage in "Amazing Grace" underlines the sense that a great talent was lost. But this less-than-definitive docu portrait works overtime abetting his tragic-hero mythology, worshipping the artist but omitting insight into the man."[7]

References
  1. "Home". Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. Chiu, David (2004-10-19). "Jeff Buckley's New Grace". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ofp (2004-10-01). "CMJ SCREENINGS AND MORE..." Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. Prince, David J. (2009-03-12). "Jeff Buckley 'Grace' Live Footage Compiled". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. "Cinequest Review: Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley:". SFist. 2005-03-14. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. "Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley". Paste Magazine. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  7. Harvey, Dennis (2005-03-23). "Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-22.


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