Our apologies for the radio silence these past six months, but we’ve had our nose to the grindstone dealing with some unexpected licensing issues that postponed our worldwide DVD release this past May 2007. Music documentaries are a strange beast! We are now waiting for our new release date from Colombia Records. Please sign up for our DVD mailing list if you’d like us to contact you directly with the new DVD release date and availability. Thank you for your patience!

At long last, we’re thrilled to announce that “Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley” will be released on DVD by Columbia/Legacy on May 22, 2007 (TBA.) We’ll be posting more information about the release right here. Or, you can subscribe to our DVD mailing list and we’ll email you information about DVD availability.

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley will be screening at the Alamo Drafthouse in San Antonio, Texas on June 20 and 27.

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will be screening Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley in conjunction with the Annie Leibovitz: American Music exhibition on Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m.

Screening dates and times at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival in Australia have been announced on their website.

Heads-up on some Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley screenings coming up this March and April, including premieres in Austin and Memphis - finally! We will post all screening details on our website as soon as we have them, but here are links and dates. Mark your calendars…

COPENHAGEN: THE MUSIC IN THE DARK FESTIVAL
March 5 at 21:30
March 18 at 22:15

*Tickets on-sale from the box office on Feb. 24
Danish Film Institute / Cinemateket
Gothersgade 55, DK-1123 Copenhagen K

MEMPHIS: MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
March 23 –26

SAN FRANCISCO: NOISE POP Music and Film Festival
March 22 - April 2

AUSTIN: Music Monday at The Alamo
(On-going, non-profit music and film series)
April 17

VANCOUVER: BIG SMASH Music-On-Film Festival
April 21-23

We’re proud to announce that Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley won two awards at the DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles last week - Best Documentary and Best Film! Waxing a little sentimental here, the DIY stamp of approval is especially meaningful. The indie spirit of Amazing Grace is a big part of its overall message - that Jeff inspires regular ole people (like us) to embark on their own creative odysseys.

The on-going loop of this film is that we were inspired by Jeff to make a film about WHY Jeff inspired us to make a film. Our passionate desire to create a film through which people could “catch” this inspiration is what carried us through the DIY process. Without inspiration there is no DIY. You simply can’t sustain.

That said, the DIY awards are a true testament to the inspirational reach of Jeff Buckley, and we’re particularly proud of it! Thank you very much to Rich Martini and the DIY judges.

We produced, directed and funded Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley ourselves. It was a long haul, but in the end our film is a true testament to the DIY ethic. At least we think so! That’s why we’re proud to present our film at the sixth annual DIY Convention: Do It Yourself In Film, Music and Books this weekend in Los Angeles.

For those of you interested in attending the convention, Amazing Grace will screen as part of the DIY Film Festival on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 at the Egyptian Theater. Our screening is part of a three-hour group screening between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.

Register for a DIY convention pass on their website — sure to be a useful event for serious DIYers.

Happy New Year Buckley Fans!

2005 was a great year for the Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley, which received buzz in mags like PASTE, and sold out shows worldwide including Seattle, Buenos Aires, Ireland, Portugal, Boston, Athens, Barcelona, Minneapolis, and Stockholm… and had another win for Best Music Documentary at the San Francisco World Film Festival. Whew! The doc’s certainly been making the rounds.

2006 is sure to be an exciting year, and we’re kicking it off with a screening at REEL MUSIC, a film festival in Portland, Oregon!

TIME: Saturday, January 21 8:30 pm PLACE: Northwest Film Center, Guild Theater, 829 SW Park Avenue (503) 221-1156