http://Creatingwoodstock.com For three days in August 1969, nearly a half-million young people descended upon Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for the rock ‘n’ roll event that defined a generation. Mythologized for 50 years, the filmmakers set the record straight with "Creating Woodstock,” the most comprehensive examination of how the festival came to be using original interviews with key figures, rare archival footage and unearthed photographs. The founders of Woodstock Ventures - John Roberts, Michael Lang, Joel Rosenman, and Artie Kornfeld—along with the best production talent on either coast, including John Morris, Bill Belmont, Mel Lawrence, and Chip Monck recall moments from the initial idea for the festival, to the search for a suitable site and then the race to build a venue, promote the event and, most importantly, book the bands. Find out why the Grateful Dead wanted a “do over" and Crosby, Stills & Nash weren’t going to show up, why The Who refused to play and Jimi Hendrix almost didn’t make it, and how it turned into a free concert. Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and Leslie West recount their experiences, including performing on a stage that nearly collapsed, and learn how a 15-year-old girl may have saved the festival from being shut down entirely! ------------------ FILM HISTORY 50 YEARS LATER "Creating Woodstock" is the culmination of three decades of inquiry, exploration, and discovery of never before seen private film and video footage, uncovered official photography, newspaper editorials and feature articles. The resurrection of original site blueprints and, most importantly, tens of hours of in depth on camera interviews with the very people who made it all happen. Those who were there from the very beginning, to the exact moment the last festival goer stepped from Max Yasgur's once pastural alfalfa field. Now, archival photographs, rare and never before seen film footage bring to life the more than 70 hours of interviews with the producers, planners, and performers of the Woodstock Festival - some of whom are sadly no longer with us, but all with their own very special perspective on the event that named a generation. CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO presents VIRTUE FILMS INTL & ELM ENTERTAINMENT'S CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO PRESENTS VIRTUE FILMS INTL and ELM ENTERTAINMENT'S "CREATING WOODSTOCK" SOUND BY BLUE SKY RECORDING EDITED BY MICK RICHARDS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PAUL H. BARRY PRODUCED BY ERIC MORRIS DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY MICK RICHARDS JOHN ROBERTS Producer (passed) JOEL ROSENMAN Producer MICHAEL LANG Producer ARTIE KORNFELD Producer JOHN MORRIS Head of Production MEL LAWRENCE Director of Operations STAN GOLDSTEIN Director of Camp Grounds CHRIS LANGHART Chief Engineer HENRY DILTZ Official Photographer BILL BELMONT Coordinator of Artists ART VASMER Owner, Vasmer's Store, White Lake NY (passed) BILL WARD Chairman, Art Dept University of Miami WES POMEROY Head of Security (passed) LESLIE WEST Guitarist, Mountain RICHIE HAVENS Performer ARLO GUTHRIE Performer TICIA AGRI Asst. to Michael Lang MONTE ROSEN Attorney Town of Wallkill DENNIS COSGROVE Wallkill Concerned Citizens Committee THE QUARRY Woodstock 'House Band" THE QUARRY Woodstock 'House Band" E.H.B. 'CHIP' MONCK Production/Lighting Designer MICHAEL WOOD Attended all four days GAIL ROGERS Fillmore East employee hired to work "security" at the festival. LISA LAW Hog Farm Free Kitchen LEE BLUMER Asst. to Wes Pomeroy PENNY STALLINGS Asst. to Mel Lawrence

• published: 17 Jun 2019
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