Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Launches Screening Series With MGM+ Doc on San Fransisco’s Music Scene in ’60s
variety.comThania Garcia The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation is rolling out a new industry screening series to show off a select group of music documentaries and films that feature its inductees as well as fresh talent.
The inaugural title launching the series is MGM+’s “San Francisco Sounds: A Place In Time,” a new two-part original music documentary featuring Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Steve Miller and more.
The screening will take place in Los Angeles on Sept. 19. “We are experiencing a rare moment when some of the greatest music documentaries of our time are being created,” said John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “We’ve chosen a select group of these films that shine a light on our Inductees and their music, as well as newer artists who are following in their footsteps.” The foundation hopes that the recurring event will provide artists, producers, industry executives, and tastemakers with the opportunity to discover new releases and relay the rich history or topics that make up the stories behind inductees.
To achieve the goal, each screening will include a panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and artists. The “San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time” documentary panel discussion will surround the film with additional insight from directors Alison Ellwood and Anoosh Tertzakian, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Miller, and the former senior editor of Rolling Stone, Ben Fong-Torres.
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