An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.
Direction
Lerner's patient camera catches legends becoming history
Editing
1963-1965 progression shows transformation in real time
Sound
That electric set still sounds like a bomb going off
Director
Murray Lerner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Murray Lerner shot 30+ hours across six years but couldn't release until 2005 due to Dylan's legal team. The man hoards his own mythology.
The '65 electric set literally invented the concept of 'selling out'—before this, artists evolving was just... art. Dylan made betrayal commercial.
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