Synopsis

In the summer of 1969, on a farm about 90 miles north of New York City, over 500 thousand people gathered for a 3-day music festival that, in an instant, defined a generation – and changed popular culture forever. In 2009, Barbara Kopple seeks out the performers, the audience members who took part in the festival, and the film crew who created a piece of work that would go down in music documentary history to reminisce in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Footage of Woodstock and unforgettable episodes, as well as the memories and flashbacks of the values that youngsters aspired to at the time, are laid out through the sharp observations of Barbara Kopple.

Director

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  • Barbara Kopple
  • Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award-winning director in the documentary category for *Harlan County* and *American Dream*. Recently, she directed the feature film *Havoc*. She has worked on numerous documentaries, TV series, and feature films addressing issues such as labor, war, AIDS, and women's rights, often centered around rock music. She has also received the Human Rights Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and the Sundance Film Festival Jury Award, among others.