Sep 10, 2020
105 min
Full-HD

David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

Category

Music Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Participant River Road Entertainment Warner Music Group Todomundo 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks RadicalMedia HBO Documentary Films

David Byrne

Self - Lead Singer & Performer

Chris Giarmo

Self - Vocals/Dance & Vocal Leader

Tendayi Kuumba

Self - Vocals/Dance

Mauro Refosco

Self - Percussion & Drum Section Leader

Karl Mansfield

Self - Keyboard & Band Leader

Angie Swan

Self - Guitar

Bobby Wooten III

Self - Bass

Jacqueline Acevedo

Self - Percussion

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