The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the audience hit and critically-acclaimed new music documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name,” showing Friday through Tuesday, Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
A triumph at Sundance, this inspired collaboration between director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe coaxes Crosby, member of three major groups in music history — The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — into unflinching candor as the singer-songwriter confronts mortality and assesses the damage of earlier days. At the same time, his redemptive journey back to music is universally inspiring and uplifting, bearing an emotional impact that transcends the rock documentary genre.
In the illuminating twilight of his days as a living legend, “Croz” has chosen living over the legend. He’s making less money but more music than ever, hitting the road despite serious health issues, surrounded by young players who have helped inspire a critically-acclaimed creative streak of fresh songs, albums and performances.
As a troubled talent but uncompromising and principled spirit whose voice has been harmoniously woven into the fabric of pop culture and music royalty since the mid-1960s, first with the Byrds but most famously as a founding member of the super-group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby finally distinguishes himself as a masterful raconteur and unsparingly self-aware survivor.
Taking viewers through soaring career highs, along with the chemical variety that led to ravaging addictions and serious prison time, “David Cosby: Remember My Name” explodes myths and sheds profound new light on all the music, politics and personalities that crossed his incredible — and ongoing — path. Only Crowe and Eaton could have composed a cinematic portrait so intimate and unforgettable.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described it as “One of the best rock docs of all time.” Variety’s Owen Gleiberman called it “A shamanistic parable of pleasure and pain, beauty and loss.”
“David Crosby: Remember My Name” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sept. 27 through Oct. 1. Showtimes will be 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28; and 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. Call 282-1177 for tickets and more information.
Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona.
Visit SedonaFilmFestival.org for more information.
