David Crosby: Remember My Name

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David Crosby: Remember My Name
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Film poster
Directed byA. J. Eaton
Produced by
Starring David Crosby
CinematographyIan Coad
Edd Lukas
Edited byElisa Bonora
Veronica Pinkham
Music byMarcus Eaton
Bill Laurance
Production
companies
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)(Sundance)
  • July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)(United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$732,793 [1]

David Crosby: Remember My Name is a 2019 documentary about the musician David Crosby. It was directed by A.J. Eaton and produced by Cameron Crowe. The title is a play on the title of Crosby's 1971 album If I Could Only Remember My Name .

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The film had its festival debut at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. [2]

Reception

From its premiere at Sundance and subsequent theatrical release, the film garnered very positive reviews. As of October 2021, 93% of the 94 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Refreshingly candid and disarmingly reflective, David Crosby: Remember My Name offers an absorbing look at its subject's life and career." [3] Peter Travers at Rolling Stone called it "one of the best rock docs of all time." [4] Owen Gleiberman at Variety called it "a moving and elegiac rock-nostalgia documentary and that "everything comes full circle, and to the millennials, David Crosby isn't just some boring old hippie — he's more like the Gandalf of Woodstock." [5] Steve Pond of TheWrap wrote, "Think of it as the film version of the final albums made by Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, who made wrenching final statements that they likely knew would be their last." [6] Jordan Ruimy of The Playlist opined, "Eaton and Crowe, no doubt working together closely, compose a beautiful hymnal. It's as if you're hearing a powerful and evocative spiritual of remorse sung right before your very ears and eyes." [7]

Accolades

The film was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Music Film category for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. [8]

AwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
62nd Annual Grammy Awards Best Music Film A.J. Eaton, Director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farina & Greg Mariotti, ProducersNominated [8]
2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Most Compelling Living Subject of a DocumentaryDavid CrosbyWon [9]
2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best First Documentary FeatureA.J. EatonNominated [9]
2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Documentary Feature David Crosby: Remember My NameNominated [9]
Boulder International Film Festival Best Music DocumentaryA.J. EatonWon [10]
2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Documentary Feature A.J. EatonNominated [9]
2019 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary CompetitionA.J. EatonNominated [11]

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  1. ↑ "David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Galuppo, Mia; Siegel, Tatiana (February 28, 2019). "Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Nabs David Crosby Doc 'Remember My Name'". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. ↑ "David Crosby: Remember My Name". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Travers, Peter (July 17, 2019). "'David Crosby: Remember My Name' Review: Laurel Canyon's Lion in Winter". Rolling Stone .
  5. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (February 1, 2019). "Sundance Film Review: 'David Crosby: Remember My Name'". Daily Variety .
  6. ↑ Pond, Steve (February 4, 2019). "'David Crosby: Remember My Name' Film Review: An Affectionate, Moving Look at the Rocker". TheWrap .
  7. ↑ Ruimy, Jordan (February 8, 2019). "'David Crosby: Remember My Name' Is A Soulful & Intimate Portrait Of Regret [Sundance Review]". The Playlist.
  8. 1 2 "Grammy Nominations 2020". New York Times . November 20, 2019.
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