David Byrne’s American Utopia (Criterion Collection)

David Byrne meets Americas fractious political moment with the transcendent power of song in this ecstatic documentary of the Broadway adaptation of his acclaimed American Utopia tour. Captured with immersive immediacy by director Spike Lee, this uplifting spectacle interweaves twenty-one songs, both new and classic, with Byrnes singular observations on the state of the nationits perils, promises, and possibility for transformation.

PRODUCER- AND DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital master, supervised by director of photography Ellen Kuras, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New documentary featuring Kuras, musician-producer David Byrne, dancer-vocalist Tendayi Kuumba, director Spike Lee, choreographer and musical stager Annie-B Parson, lighting designer Rob Sinclair, and bassist Bobby Wooten III
• Conversation from 2020 between Lee and Byrne
• Trailer
• Run time : 1 hour and 46 minutes
• PLUS: An essay by critic K. Austin Collins and an appreciation by critic Jia Tolentino