‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers’ Documentary Screening in Theaters 10/20

Oct. 20 will bring with it a treat for fans of the late, great Tom Petty. That night only (with select encore showings the following day), Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers will screen in theaters across the world.

This film has had a long journey, and we are excited to finally share this with you. Through unprecedented access to the family, band and our archives, 'Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers' feels like sitting in a room with Tom for 90 minutes. pic.twitter.com/D0HyJrO9Fb

— Tom Petty (@tompetty) September 23, 2021

It’ll be a special opportunity to experience the film before it is released on the Petty YouTube channel via YouTube Originals later in the year.

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Wildflowers, of course, was a key release in the amazing career of Petty. The 1994 solo album was long considered one of Petty’s favorite releases, and was the focus of an elaborate and expanded revisiting back in October.

Given the reputation of Wildflowers, this documentary comes with anticipation. Per a news release detailing the screening events:

The uplifting 89-minute documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Wharton (Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, Sam Cooke: Legend, Elvis Lives!, The Beatles Revolution) and first debuted in March as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, winning the festival’s Audience Award. The film went on to win Best Documentary Film at the Boulder Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim throughout the film festival season. The picture digs deeper into 2020’s critically acclaimed certified gold reissue, Wildflowers & All The Rest collection (Warner Records) which revealed the long anticipated second half of Tom’s autobiographical masterpiece.

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers offers a unique look into the creative mastery and turbulent personal life of the legendary rock star, and captures the period of 1993-1995, when Tom worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin for the first time. The film is an unvarnished look at Petty that features never-before-seen footage drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film as well as new interviews with album co-producer and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell along with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and many more.

Produced by Peter Afterman with executive producers Dan Braun, Mary Wharton and Adria Petty and presented by Inaudible Films, Warner Music Entertainment (Warner Music Group’s TV and Film division) and Warner Records, the documentary illuminates an artist at the height of his powers, providing an intimate and moving look at an enigmatic icon.