Bad 25

Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Michael Jackson, Tatiana Thumbtzen
Theatrical Release Date: Thu Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: Bad 25 celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Michael Jackson “Bad” album with unseen footage, content shot by Jackson himself, and a treasure chest of findings. The documentary is divided into two parts: artists today who were influenced by Michael, and people who worked by his side – musicians, songwriters, technicians, engineers, people at the label – all committed to Michael and the follow-up to the biggest record of all time, “Thriller.” [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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