David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream says he worked himself so hard on the movie that he suffered a heart attack.Helmed by Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the docufilm promises to take viewers on an “immersive” journey via “sublime, kaleidoscopic imagery, personal archived footage, unseen performances” that are anchored by Bowie’s music and words.It is the first film to be supported by the David Bowie Estate, which granted Morgen unprecedented access to its collection.
Press material says that the Estate presented Morgen with more than five million assets in 2017.The director has now said his own life was “out of control” when he began work on the film in January of that year.“Just as I started working on this film, I suffered a massive heart attack.
I flatlined for three minutes and was in a coma,” Morgen told BBC News.“My life was out of control, and I was entirely work obsessed.
I put all my ego into my work and I’m the father of three kids. When you have an experience like that, you think, what’s been the message of my life?
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