| Festival | |
| Director: | Murray Lerner |
| Producer: | Murray Lerner [1] |
| Cinematography: | Murray Lerner Stanley Meredith Francis Grumman George Pickow |
| Editing: | Howard Alk |
| Studio: | Patchke Productions |
| Distributor: | Peppercorn-Wormser |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Festival (stylized as Festival!) is a 1967 American documentary film about the Newport Folk Festivals of the mid-1960’s, and the burgeoning counterculture movement of the era, written, produced, and directed by Murray Lerner.
The movie was filmed over the course of four festivals at Newport (1963-1966), and includes footage of Bob Dylan's controversial 1965 electric set at Newport.
Roger Ebert gave the film out of four stars. His highest praise was for the editors, explaining, "They make their points quietly, with humor and understatement. The result is marvelously entertaining." He also gave credit to Lerner for making "full use of the strength of documentary film, the ability to catch unrehearsed moments that reveal personality."[2]
Festival was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1968.[3]
The film features appearances by the following artists:[4] [5] [6]