The story about the Woodstock Music & Art Fair is a story about America. This is the movie about life after Woodstock.
Nearly fifty years ago half a million gathered near the city of Bethel, New York. For some, it was the beginning of something new. For others, a prelude to the end.
Of course, all of you have heard of the Woodstock Festival. About the rock stars who played there and what cultural impact the festival had and still has. When I look at old photos from Woodstock, I wonder what happened to their dreams. All these young faces, today probably wrinkled and old.
How did they live their lives in the years to come? Some of them probably ended up in Vietnam, someone else on Wall Street or in prison. Perhaps some became rich, others became ill or poor.
This is the movie about some of those who were there and I need your help to succeed. It will be a personal and beautiful movie. A movie to be proud of. A movie that touches people.
I want contrasts. The big city, the mountains, the desert, the village, the prairie. Men and women, stockbrokers, social workers, construction workers, professors and farmers.
Almost fifty years ago, they were expectant youngsters sitting side by side on the ground. At these moments they were equals through youth, culture, rain and mud. Where are they now and when they look back on their lives after Woodstock, what do they see? With your help we can get the answers.
Why do I want to make this movie? I do not know if Americans are aware of the influence American culture had on Europe and Sweden after World War II. The impact is still huge. I have heard of Woodstock all my life and of course have listened to the music like everyone else. European directors often want to make a film about the United States during their career because American culture and film influenced them enormously. I’m no exception and this is my attempt.
Christian Sandeheim is an award-winning director living in Sweden. Production takes place 2018 in the United States. I want the movie to be featured in American cinemas or television in 2019.
Casting is everything. I appreciate your help in finding the stories and people who can give new and interesting perspectives about life and the United States.
Who wants this movie and why?
2019 is the fiftieth anniversary of Woodstock and it will cast a lot of interest in the United States and around the world.
A number of movies about Woodstock will certainly be made until 2019. What makes this movie different from others?
The majority of the movies made will feature celebrities of different kinds in front of a green screen. Many will be about the music and the stars that performed. This movie is different. I will not use music from the festival itself. It’s about the audience and the life after the festival. My story about Woodstock is not isolated in time. It takes us to contemporary America.