The first trailer has been released for the music documentary Danny Says, which combines live-action footage and pictures with animation to tell the story of Danny Fields, who worked for a slew of artists from Lou Reed to the Doors. Starting as a whiz kid at Harvard, Fields dropped out and went on to be the Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, which opened the doors to his career in the music industry.
Aside from his work with massive artists, Fields also managed hugely successful acts such as the Stooges and the Ramones. The docu charts his life and career, with colorful, sparse animation and talking-head interviews. See the trailer below, along with a poster, ahead of a release later next month.
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.
Danny Says hits theaters and VOD on September 30th.