7 Sep 2022

The director of the new David Bowie documentary

From Afternoons, 3:10 pm on 7 September 2022

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Moonage Daydream documentary poster

Moonage Daydream documentary poster Photo: supplied

Trying to define David Bowie is like trying to describe a colour no one has ever seen. Director Brett Morgen's new documentary, Moonage Daydream, is the first to be officially sanctioned by the music legend's family.

It isn't so much about David Bowie as it is about experiencing the life and music of a man who lived without explanation.

We talk to Los Angeles filmmaker Brett Morgen about becoming a fan at age 12, going through the thousands of photos, recordings and written material from Bowie's personal archive and why he says Bowie saved his life after having a heart attack while working on Moonage Dream.