Summer Tour

Feature | United States | 82 Minutes | English

SUMMER TOUR follows a group of young Deadheads who are driving across the country to catch every show of Dead & Company’s 2023 goodbye tour. Dead & Company are an American rock band that formed in 2015 with a lineup of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir (guitar and vocals), Mickey Hart (drums), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums), along with John Mayer (guitar and vocals), to basically keep the music of The Grateful Dead alive for both older fans and a younger audience. Their final tour was attended by over 840,000 fans, with the final show taking place in San Francisco, the birthplace of the Grateful Dead. The film offers a surprisingly complex and nuanced portrait of this music-loving nomadic commune, defying stereotypes and offering real insight into the appeal of their way of life. Shot in 16mm and echoing the Dead’s surprising, unconventional sense of form in the edit, the filmmaker’s affection for and understanding of this ragtag group of devotees is present in every frame. The film was produced by actress, director, fashion designer, and former model, Chloë Sevigny. Though not rated, there is some nudity in a few of the scenes. Director: Mischa Richter. Theater B

After the screening: A live conversation with Director Mischa Richter