Dec 28
Q&A: Avicii Documentary Director on Celebrating the Late DJ Without Exploiting his Death
Maria Sherman READ TIME: 5 MIN.
Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago at 28. Two new movies hitting Netflix next week aim to celebrate his life.
His death was a tragedy that reverberated around the world – much like his music, which brought unexpected genres and collaborators into his melodic EDM through forward-thinking, chart-topping hits like "Wake Me Up!" and "Hey Brother."
A short concert film captured at what became his final performance, "Avicii – My Last Show," and a full-length documentary, "Avicii – I'm Tim," will premiere Tuesday on Netflix. They work to celebrate the artist born Tim Bergling, capturing his early life, the songs that made him an idiosyncratic talent, his insatiable curiosity and hunger for reinvention, and the people he left behind.
