Morgen was granted unprecedented access to five million items belonging to Bowie, including paintings, drawings, recordings, photographs, films, and journals. One guy says, with the passion of a convert on whom enlightenment is dawning like the rising sun: “You don’t have to be bent to wear makeup! Bowie’s choices as a musician and icon often defied simple explanation, and so why make a movie that tries to do put him in an impossible box?

Moonage Daydream' Review: Brett Morgen's Kaleidoscopic Head-Trip Meditation on Who David Bowie Was".

The documentary also features previously unreleased archival footage of Simone, sharing a distinct similarity to Moonage Daydream. Enter filmmaker Brett Morgen 's riveting Moonage Daydream, an epic documentary that promises to deliver on all Bowie's eccentricities while not dishonoring the myth behind the legend. Told through sublime, kaleidoscopic, never-before-seen footage, performances and music, Brett Morgen’s (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) feature length experiential cinematic odyssey explores David Bowie’s creative, musical and spiritual journey. To accompany the film, a soundtrack album containing music of Bowie's used therein was announced on 25 August 2022.

Let’s Dance … Brett Morgen dances as he arrives at the 75th edition of the Cannes film festival for the screening of Moonage Daydream. An initial digital release was set for 16 September 2022, with a two-disc CD version to follow on 18 November 2022 and a three-disc vinyl record release was released on 31 March 2023. And perhaps his adventures in other art forms, like Marcel Marceau-type mime or playing the Elephant Man on stage were slightly misjudged in that he had already absorbed all these things, was already drawing on that type of energy in his rock personae.

Or how he chose the influences that pepper the film—shots of everything from “ Nosferatu” to “ The Passion of Joan of Arc” to many more. From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen, director of Cobain: Montage of Heck, and featuring never-before-seen concert footage, Moonage Daydream is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie but also serves as a guide to living a fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st Century.