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Amy Berg’s Jeff Buckley Documentary Opens in Cinemas, Recasting the Singer’s Story

The cinema release challenges long‑held myths about his death.

Overview

  • Amy Berg’s film, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, is now in theaters and draws on rare footage from Sin‑é, a tiny East Village cafe where Buckley first stood out.
  • The documentary presents the 1997 drowning in Memphis as an accident and rejects rumors of suicide or drug use.
  • Interviews with his mother, Mary Guibert, and former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser shape a portrait of a thoughtful and fragile artist.
  • Reviewers note valuable new access, including a previously unheard voicemail, but criticize the heavy reliance on talking‑head commentary over letting performances play.
  • The film revisits his four‑octave voice, formative club sets, and the outsized impact of his only studio album, Grace, which won deep respect even without major early sales.