Hi reddit, I'm Amy Berg. My newest documentary, IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY, is out in theaters now, about the life of musician Jeff Buckley. I've a...
Hi reddit, I'm Amy Berg. My newest documentary, IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY, is out in theaters now, about the life of musician Jeff Buckley. I've also directed DELIVER US FROM EVIL (Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary) and WEST OF MEMPHIS (BAFTA-nominated for Best Documentary). Ask me anything!
**Here's the trailer for IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY:**
[https://youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc?si=mya7FRx6kqS4q8-L](https://youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc?si=mya7FRx6kqS4q8-L)
IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY premiered at Sundance earlier this year is out in theaters starting August 8th, 2025 via Magnolia Pictures.
Ask me anything! I'll be back at 5 PM ET today (Monday 8/11) to answer your questions.
**Other information about the film:**
IT’S NEVER OVER: JEFF BUCKLEY, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (DELIVER US FROM EVIL, JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE, WEST OF MEMPHIS), covers the life of the rising young star with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry, who left the '90s music world reeling when he died suddenly, at age 30, after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album “Grace.” Told through never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives and intimate accounts from his mother Mary Guibert, former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser, Jeff’s former bandmates, including Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred, and luminaries like Ben Harper and Aimee Mann, IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY illuminates one of modern music’s most influential and enigmatic figures.
As part of the theatrical release of IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY, Magnolia Pictures will proudly present 26 minutes of exclusive, remastered footage from a rare solo performance at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA, filmed on February 19, 1994, six months before the release of Grace. This previously unreleased material will screen immediately following the film and will only be available when the film hits theaters on August 8th, for an extremely limited time, offering both longtime fans and newcomers alike a rare opportunity to experience Jeff Buckley’s raw, unfiltered brilliance.”
* Directed by Amy Berg
* Produced by Ryan Heller, Christine Connor, Mandy Chang, Matthew Roozen, Jennie Bedusa and Amy Berg.
* Executive Produced by Mary Guibert, Alison Raykovich, Brian A. Kates, Michael Bloom, Jennifer Westin, Maria Zuckerman, Brad Pitt, Ian Stratford.
**Bio information:**
Amy Berg is a critically acclaimed, Oscar and Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker. Her first film, Deliver Us From Evil, was nominated for an Academy Award and a DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2007. She then went on to direct West of Memphis, in collaboration with producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh.
In 2013, Amy’s psychological thriller Every Secret Thing (starring Diane Lane, Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Banks, Common, and Danielle MacDonald) was purchased by IFC. She then directed An Open Secret, a documentary about the exploitation and sexual abuse of young actors, followed by an introspective look at a religious cult, Prophet’s Prey, made in association with Showtime and Imagine Entertainment. Her project about music legend Janis Joplin, Janis: Little Girl Blue, premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals followed by a theatrical release in fall 2015.
With Amy at the helm, her company Disarming Films has been producing long form documentary features and docuseries for broadcast for over a decade. Projects include The Case Against Adnan Syed (HBO), We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (NETFLIX), the Emmy award winning series Dogs (NETFLIX) in which Amy directed the groundbreaking episode, “Bravo Zeus” and Phoenix Rising (HBO). Upcoming releases include dramatic independent feature The Wilderness and documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley which premiered at Sundance 2025 and is set to release later this year.
Talk to you all later! AMA!