Deeply thoughtful and wildly exuberant, David Byrne’s theatrical concert American Utopia lit up Broadway with Byrne’s trademark mix of rhythm and ideas. Working with a vibrant new band and dancers, the former Talking Heads frontman turned his music into an antidote to America’s current divisions. Spike Lee’s latest joint brings all this joyous stagecraft to the screen in a vital call to connect with one another, to protest injustice, and, above all, to celebrate life.

Calling on all of us to think, connect, engage, and dance, David Byrne’s American Utopia unites the brain and the backside, which may be exactly what we need right now.

Images courtesy of Park Circus/Universal.

Warning: this film contains strobe lighting.

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