It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
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| Directed by | Amy Berg |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Amy Berg. It follows the life and career of musician Jeff Buckley.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2025, by Magnolia Pictures.
Premise
[edit]Explores the life and career of Jeff Buckley, incorporating voice messages and unseen footage.[1]
Production
[edit]Initially, Brad Pitt approached Jeff Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, about making a film revolving around Buckley. Guibert agreed, but remained skeptical of Pitt starring as her son. The two kept in touch about a potential project. Amy Berg then approached Guibert about making a film about Buckley, however, Guibert was skeptical of Berg transferring from non-fiction filmmaking to narrative. Berg decided to instead make a documentary, with Guibert granting Berg access to archive, and Pitt executive producing alongside helping digitize and preserve Buckley's belongings.[2][3][4]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.[5] In June 2025, Magnolia Pictures and HBO Documentary Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for an August 8, 2025, theatrical release, prior to a broadcast on HBO later in the year.[6]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Producing a Passion Project". SLUG. December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (January 21, 2025). "Sundance Doc Made by Superfan Unpacks the Legacy of Jeff Buckley". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 23, 2025). "Jeff Buckley Doc Reveals Why a Biopic Starring Brad Pitt Was Nixed by the Musician's Mom: 'You're Going to Open Your Mouth and Jeff's Voice Is Going to Come Out?'". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (June 4, 2025). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights To 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley,' Amy Berg's Documentary On Late Ethereal-Voiced Musician". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley". Metacritic. Retrieved March 8, 2025.