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How, With ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans,’ Grant Gee Turned the Music Biopic Inside Out

Grant Gee helms a music biopic that centers on Evans's life during a 1961 hiatus rather than on virtuoso performances.
The film explores Evans's struggle with drugs and personal loss after Scott LaFaro’s death and his retreat from touring.
Gee notes the film’s structure was discovered in editing, with silences shaping the throughline of Evans’s story.
Lie’s portrayal of Evans emphasizes restraint, vulnerability, and distance rather than flashy displays of technique.
The film opens with a four-minute improv session from the Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard.
The project ends on a personal piano moment where Evans plays ‘Lucky to Be Me’ from On the Town.
Everybody Digs Bill Evans was produced by Cowtown Pictures and Hot Property, with Mister Smith Entertainment handling world sales.
The film uses black-and-white sequences for the 1961 focal period and garish color for later years to signal Evans's life arc.
The film is still seeking U.S. distribution at the time of THR publication.
Gee compares the film’s approach to his earlier work on Joy Division and Radiohead videos to capture mood over display.
The documentary emphasizes Evans's emotional life and the silences between performances as core to his art.

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