Danny Says — Trailer

added: Thu, Aug 11th '16

Danny Fields is a legendary New York music manager and publicist who, in the 1970s during the punk-rock explosion, became a prominent music figure -- he was an important pipeline who brought many young musicians together who would otherwise never have met. Fields is also known for fostering the early careers of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and the Ramones.

Featuring archival footage and photos from Fields' personal collection, his astonishing music-related exploits are the subject of a new documentary "Danny Says," which is directed by first-time feature documentary filmmaker Brendan Toller.

After premiering to strong reviews at this year's SXSW Film Festival, "Danny Says" will be receiving a theatrical and VOD release next month, beginning September 30. In the meantime, you can watch the film's trailer, above.

synopsis:
DANNY SAYS is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields. Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and "culture" of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. DANNY SAYS follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to "punk pioneer" and beyond. Danny's taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. DANNY SAYS is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation.

directed by Brendan Toller

release date September 30, 2016 (in theaters and on VOD)