Dokumentär om Elliott Smith har premiär i maj

Innehåller outgivna låtar och täcker hans karriär under 90-talet.

Många försöker fånga och beskriva Elliott Smiths fascinerande uppenbarelse i olika former just nu. I oktober släpptes biografin Torment Saint och den 5 maj har dokumentären Heaven Adores You premiär på San Francisco International Film Festival. Det är den första långfilmen i sitt slag som tillåts använda Smiths musik och beskrivs som en intim, meditativ undersökning av musikerns liv och musik. Dokumentären innehåller outgivna låtar och sällsynta bilder som tillsammans med intervjuer ska täcka karriären under 90-talet fram tills Oscarsnomineringen med Good Will Hunting som han erhöll 1998.

Regissören Nickolas Rossi säger följande om Heaven Adores You:

”Heaven Adores You came about over many years. I wanted to build on the love that the fans had for Elliott. I wanted to do something that honored his contributions to the music scene, to the global community, and to my own personal journey. The circumstances around Elliott’s death created a very tight circle amongst his friends. Everyone else seemed to want to pry into the sensational darkness surrounding his death.

What if we could make something about the life and music of Elliott Smith, instead of just focusing on his death? If we could make something that looked at his incredible talent as an accomplished musician and poet, instead of his struggles exacerbated by well-deserved fame? What if we could make something where Elliott was able to narrate the journey of his life and have his friends support his incredible story?

Heaven Adores You aims to be just that: A visual, melodic love letter of sorts to a musical genius, in the environments that he knew best: Portland, New York, and Los Angeles. By having Elliott guide us himself, via recorded conversations and interviews, I am hopeful that he can tell his own story once and for all, surrounded by the people who loved him dearly.”