Director Thom Zimny teases the upcoming film about Springsteen’s life on the road.
The thing about being born to run is that it also means you’re born to slow down eventually.
The film, which hitsHuluandDisney+on Oct. 25, is the latest from longtime Springsteen collaborator, director Thom Zimny.
Bruce Springsteen in ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’.Courtesy of Disney
“Getting a sense of the band aging and mortality, it really happened in a deep way.
When I made the filmLetter to You, I had to face telling that story in the film.
I’m no different than the fan because it’s affecting them in the same way.”
That really is a reminder from the Boss, not Zimny.
Instead, it arose organically from the film’s subjects.
But I do take my cues from him and how the show emotionally feels.
This show has moments of humor, reflection, and pure rock & roll.
I’ve got to get all that in the doc.
I’m not coming up with these ideas on my own.
I’m witnessing them unfold."
Want more movie news?
Still, Zimny does want to capture something more intangible in the film.
“I really wanted to capture people who were not caring about the camera at all.
If they looked into the camera and they did the rock & roll gesture, I had no interest.
What I’m looking for is trying to get into that soul of the person who’s connecting.”
In being present with the footage itself, Zimny found his film.
