VIA PRESS RELEASE | “A grown-up film about working players living, dying, laughing, playing…” —Robert Fripp
British rock band King Crimson is the subject of an anticipated new feature documentary titled In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50, which is releasing in select U.S. theaters on October 19th and getting a worldwide one-night-only digital event release on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2022, to follow its world premiere at SXSW in March.
Directed by Toby Amies (The Man Whose Mind Exploded), In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50 began as a straightforward documentary about the cult rock band King Crimson as it turned 50, and became an inspiring and humorous exploration of time, death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives.
King Crimson have always pioneered their own uncompromisingly independent route, and this documentary, 4 years in the making, has followed the same path with a one-night-only worldwide theatrical release (theater list can be found HERE) and a live worldwide digital event, which will be introduced by Robert Fripp and followed by a Q&A with Fripp and band members. Fans can tune in via the nugs.net platform HERE or view On Demand for a 24 hour period thereafter.
In the Court of the Crimson King is not only a film about a group that has been creatively active for 50 years. It’s a film about music, why it matters, and the painful sacrifices artists have to make in order to create work that changes people’s lives, but with jokes.
