THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY BY OSCAR NOMINATED DIRECTOR TODD HAYNES LICENSES CLIPS FROM BACHMANN, GOLDMAN, MEKAS, & SONBERT FOR APPLE TV+

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, a feature documentary from Academy Award-nominated director Todd Haynes (CAROL, FAR FROM HEAVEN, I’M NOT THERE) and Polygram Entertainment, produced by Motto Pictures and Killer Films in association with Federal Films.

GME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Peter Emmanuel Goldman's ECHOES OF SILENCE (1964), Jonas Mekas’ AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990), and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) to Todd Haynes and Swish Productions for the Apple TV+ broadcast of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never before seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films, and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band's creative ethos: “how to be elegant and how to be brutal.”