An intimate portrait of the acclaimed North Carolina band The Avett Brothers, charting their decade-and-a- half rise, while chronicling their present-day collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin on the multi-Grammy-nominated album “True Sadness.”
Direction
Apatow's rare non-comedy turn, surprisingly restrained
Sound
Studio sessions that capture raw creative breakdowns
Writing
Lyrics dissected like confessions, not just songs
Director
Judd Apatow
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Judd Apatow became obsessed with the band after hearing them on NPR and basically willed this documentary into existence.
The film captures the exact moment the Avetts pivoted from folk-punk darlings to Grammy contenders, and the identity crisis that caused.
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