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| Directed by | Amy Berg |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Amy Berg. It follows the life and career of musician Jeff Buckley.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.
Explores the life and career of Jeff Buckley, incorporating voice messages and unseen footage. [1]
Initially, Brad Pitt approached Jeff Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert about making a film revolving around Buckley. Guibert agreed, however, remained skeptical of Pitt starring as her son. The two kept in touch about a potential project. Amy Berg then approached Guibert about making a film about Buckley, however, Guibert was skeptical of Berg transferring from non-fiction filmmaking to narrative. Berg decided to instead making a documentary, with Guibert granting Berg access to archive, and Pitt executive producing alongside helping digitize and preserve Buckley's belongings. [2] [3] [4]
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7]