(2025, USA, 99')
In his Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold references the legendary Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1966. This same period forms the backbone of Robert Gordon’s film, featuring performances by Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, and others, tracing the history of a festival that became a generational mirror and shaped music and culture worldwide.
American director and producer Robert Gordon won an Emmy in 2017 for Best of Enemies, a documentary about the explosive 1968 TV debates between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William Buckley Jr. Gordon has long focused on American pop culture, telling contemporary stories through music, history, art, and politics.
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