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Experience a filmed version of David Byrne's acclaimed Broadway show, American Utopia, directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee that invites audiences into a joyous dreamworld. The special features the titular musician and 11 musical artists from around the world performing songs from Byrne's 2018 album of the same name, along with other select songs from his solo and Talking Heads catalogue. The musical numbers are also accompanied with brief monologues, that allows Byrne to address various sociopolitical topics from police brutality, immigration, climate change, to the critical upcoming election.

2021 · 1h 45m
Starring David Byrne
Director Spike Lee

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David Byrne's American Utopia

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Experience a filmed version of David Byrne's acclaimed Broadway show, American Utopia, directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee that invites audiences into a joyous dreamworld. The special features the titular musician and 11 musical artists from around the world performing songs from Byrne's 2018 album of the same name, along with other select songs from his solo and Talking Heads catalogue. The musical numbers are also accompanied with brief monologues, that allows Byrne to address various sociopolitical topics from police brutality, immigration, climate change, to the critical upcoming election.

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
2021
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
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Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC, SDH), French (France) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.