Immediate Family

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  • Thursday, Jul 24

  • Sunday, Jul 27

Showtimes updated on Tuesday evenings

Immediate Family

Immediate Family tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary studio musicians through the 1970s and onward, chronicling their illustrious partnerships and their formidable record of hit-making. Featuring artists Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, and many more musical icons, the film is a backstage tour spanning multiple eras of musical history.

Directed by Denny Tedesco, whose documentary The Wrecking Crew followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 60s, the film reveals the machinery behind the booming era of the singer-songwriter, when the talents of these four musicians were in furious demand. The foundations of their enduring friendship, formed on the road and in studios, is recalled with dynamite clarity —reminisced with fondness through intimate interviews with the guys themselves, as well as the memories of some of rock’s most iconic voices.

"Tedesco is the son of the West Coast guitar great Tommy Tedesco, and he clearly has a knack for getting musicians to open up."
Glenn Kenny, New York Times
"Serves as both a warm and undeniably tuneful nostalgia bath for those who grew up listening to their work and an effective oral history of a particular place and time in the history of American popular music."
Peter Sobczynski, RogerEbert.com

This film is part of the Sounds of Summer series.



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