''Journey Through the Past'' is a 1973 film by Neil Young. Originally shot in 16mm format and then transferred for theatrical release the experimental film is a self-directed combination of concert footage from 1966 onward, backstage footage and semi-fantastic
art film
An art film, arthouse film, or specialty film is an independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made prima ...
-like sequences. Young's directorial debut, it was received poorly by critics. The film premiered at the United States Film Festival in
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, Texas, in April 1973. It was released in theaters in the United States in May, 1974.
Journey Through the Past (1974)
" ''IMDb''. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2009 with the ''Neil Young Archives
The Neil Young Archives is a longtime project by singer-songwriter Neil Young. It started as a series of archival releases featuring previously released as well as unreleased studio and live recordings. It eventually developed into a website featur ...
''.
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Documentary films about rock music and musicians
American documentary films
American rock music films
American avant-garde and experimental films
Films directed by Neil Young
1973 films
1973 directorial debut films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
English-language documentary films
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