Neil Younger is again on the street, and this time, it’s for his all-outdoor, all-acoustic solo tour. Younger’s spouse, actress Daryl Hannah, directs documentary “Coastal” about their shared expertise touring for 15 exhibits alongside the West Coast.
“Splash” and “Blade Runner” actress Hannah beforehand helmed 2018’s “PARADOX” starring Younger. The Netflix movie was her directorial debut. She later directed documentary “Mountaintop” about Younger’s course of with Loopy Horse making their first album in seven years, plus Grammy-nominated movie “Barn” about Younger recording his titular album. Now, Hannah is collaborating as soon as extra with Younger for “Coastal,” which is billed as being a “cinéma verité, behind-the-scenes look” into Younger’s artistry.
The official synopsis reads: “Take an intimate journey with maverick musician Neil Younger on this private, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast on his latest solo tour. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker and Younger’s spouse, Daryl Hannah, ‘Coastal’ gives a glimpse backstage of this unguarded iconoclast, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid – from his on a regular basis observations on his silver eagle tour bus to his candid, wry banter together with his viewers. The illuminating movie additionally options songs hardly ever, if ever performed stay, carried out in breathtakingly stunning theaters.”
“Coastal” premiered on the 2024 Woodstock Movie Pageant 2024 and later screened on the Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant.
The documentary is produced by Gary Ward and edited by Rachel Simmer, with cinematography by Adam CK Vollick and director Hannah. Younger can be releasing “Coastal: The Soundtrack” to accompany the movie. The album is a stay recording and companion piece for the documentary. “Coastal” is a Shakey Footage (co-founded by Younger and Larry Johnson), Trafalgar Releasing, and Warner Data manufacturing.
“With ‘Coastal’ I wished to spotlight Neil’s authenticity, openness and vulnerability as an individual, musician and performer,” Hannah mentioned in a press release. “He’s as pure and sincere as they arrive. Deeply devoted to his musical muse, which at instances introduced a problem in capturing the songs, as we by no means knew what he may play or what devices he’d decide up subsequent. However what we have been capable of seize has an unpretentious magic that reveals the reality, sentiment and feelings in these hidden gems in addition to an in depth up have a look at a performer who performs from the center with a complete lack of pretense.”
“Coastal” premieres in theaters for one evening solely on April 17 from Trafalgar Releasing. Try the trailer under.