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2025

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

In It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, documentary filmmaker Amy Berg turns the camera on his bandmates and the women who loved him and knew him best, to tell the story of a poetic artist full of life, with a natural born talent and an uncanny musical ear.

Director

Amy Berg

Runtime

108 Minutes

Country

United States

Classification

Unclassified 15+

The legacy of singer Jeff Buckley – most remembered for his cover of Leonard Cohen’s sombre tune Hallelujah, and his folk singer father Tim Buckley, who he only outlived by two years – is one overshadowed by tragedy after his tragic and untimely death at the age of 30. In It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, documentary filmmaker Amy Berg turns the camera on his bandmates and the women who loved him and knew him best, to tell the story of a poetic artist full of life, with a natural born talent and an uncanny musical ear.

In 1994, Buckley released his debut album Grace to great critical and peer acclaim, but his premature death prevented him from making a mark beyond an artist lost too soon. Weaving together archival footage, poignant voicemails, and prescient excerpts from his personal notebooks, It’s Never Over corrects this legacy to paint a portrait of a poetic soul who had a profound love for life.

“Amy Berg's portrait of the late, great singer comes to praise him, not to bury him – and still does justice to his legacy.”

Rolling Stone

“It’s Never Over has no interest in painting Buckley as a doomed, tragic figure, but as an artist who somehow foresaw his brief life - and devoured the world, while he could.”

Pitchfork

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Film Credits

Director

Amy Berg

Year

2025

Country

United States

Language

English

Type

Documentary & Feature

Program Strand

Music on Film

Producer

Jennie BedusaChristine ConnorMatthew RoozenMandy ChangRyan Heller & Amy Berg

Cinematographer

Curren SheldonAlex TakatsJenna RosherWolfgang Held & Nick Higgins

Editor

Brian A. Kates & Stacy Goldate

Film Source

Park Circus

Genre

BiographicalDocumentary & Music

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