Feature Film A documentary about the life of Jimi Hendrix is in the works. On Friday, the film's producers announced that Bao Nguyen, the director behind the film, will direct the movie. The Greatest Night in Pop MusicThe next movie will be out, Jimmy.
“Telling the story of Jimi Hendrix during his pivotal years in London is a profound honor and a unique responsibility,” Nguyen said in a statement. “I approach this project with deep respect for his legacy and the cultural significance he holds as an American original.”
The documentary “will tell the story of a transformative period in music history when Jimi Hendrix set the world — and his guitar — on fire,” a press release said. The film will cover the singer’s life from his early days in London in the 1960s to his breakthrough at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.
“Jimmy’s time in London was one of the most important periods in his life and musical journey,” Jimmy’s sister Janie said in a statement. “The social scene, the nightlife that often spilled over into the daytime, the relationships that were made, the decisions about where he wanted his music to take him and where he wanted his music to take him; all of this became a roadmap for the path his life would take.”
“With this film, I hope to capture the vibrant atmosphere of the 1960s music scene, and his meteoric rise to stardom, culminating in his legendary performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival – a triumphant homecoming where his electrifying performance not only set his guitar on fire – but sparked a cultural shift that changed the course of music history,” Ngin added.
Double Agent, Entertainment Network, and Experience Hendrix are behind the film. (The new documentary follows a 2020 documentary, Music, Money, and Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Mauiwhich specifically dealt with the singer's ill-fated film rainbow bridge.)
With guidance The Greatest Night in Pop Music Around the 1985 recording of “We Are the World,” Nguyen also directed several other documentaries including one focusing on Bruce Lee. be water.
“Just as Bao Nguyen has successfully highlighted the lives of other iconic figures who have influenced popular culture in his films, this account of Jamie’s London experience will be inspiring and informative – a story told the way it should be told,” Janie added.
