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Director Michael John Warren On Capturing The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Cultural Revolution In ‘Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza’
Director Michael John Warren talks about Perry Farrell's brainchild and how he unearthed 30 years of history in ‘Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza.’
The festival quickly became a traveling showcase of ragtag bands and artists ranging from alt-rock, punk, metal and hip-hop that managed to define a generation steeped in radical counterculture. Here, director Michael John Warren talks to Deadline about the process of gathering archival footage, not shying away from the radical racial diversity of the time and capturing Farrell’s inspirational childlike influence. WARREN: That’s part of the reason why there weren’t any festivals in America for a long time because of Altamont, that famous Rolling Stones concert where the Hells Angels were security and Meredith Hunter got stabbed.
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