MGM+ Acquires ‘In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon,’ Alex Gibney’s Two-Part Documentary On Legendary Singer-Songwriter

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MGM+ has acquired Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s two-part documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, an immersive journey into the work of one of greatest singer-songwriters in the history of the recording industry.

The streaming platform plans to debut part 1 on March 17 and part 2 on March 24. In Restless Dreams captures Simon at work on his latest album, Seven Psalms, recorded in Texas where he lives with wife and fellow musician Edie Brickell.

And it explores his earlier era-defining collaboration with Art Garfunkel and Simon’s solo work, which combined have earned him 16 Grammys and induction twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a duo with Garfunkel and as a solo artist. “This is the definitive musical biography of Paul Simon,” notes a release about the project, which MGM+ describes as a docuseries. “Granted unprecedented access to the making of a new album, the filmmakers also show never-before-seen footage of Simon’s extraordinary career, from Simon & Garfunkel to the phenomenal global success of Simon’s solo album Graceland.” The release continues, “The docuseries juxtaposes Simon’s process of making a new album during the COVID-19 pandemic against archival material tracing Simon’s career and creative journey, including revelatory, previously unseen footage from such historic moments as the recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water and Graceland, Simon & Garfunkel’s unforgettable reunion concert in Central Park, and, 10 years later, Simon’s solo concert there, where he performed before 750,000 people.” In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, playing not in two parts but as a single film.