Free at Last: the Movie
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Free at Last: the Movie is the first DVD released by dc Talk. It is a documentary
that follows the band after the release of their groundbreaking album
, Free at Last
. Free at Last: the Movie was released in honor of the tenth anniversary
of the release of Free at Last.
A trailer for the movie was first included in dc Talk's long-form video Narrow Is The Road. Like Free at Last: the Movie, Narrow is the Road was also a behind-the-scenes look of dc Talk filmed during the 1994 "Free at Last" tour, and included a lot of the same footage as Free at Last: the Movie.
A second trailer of the movie was included in the enhanced CD single of "Jesus Freak". This trailer advertised a September 17 1995 theatrical release date for the film. The release date passed, but the film was never released, and reports began to surface that the film had been abandoned.
In 2002 - eight years after filming - the movie was finally released direct to DVD. However, the movie was released without any editing/finishing being done to the original theatrical production that was previously halted amidst production. The movie does not have the title or the credits; instead having Title where the title should be and Credits where the credits should be.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that follows the band after the release of their groundbreaking album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Free at Last
Free at Last (dc Talk album)
Free at Last is the third studio album from DC Talk, which was released in 1992. Music videos were filmed for "Jesus Is Just Alright", "The Hardway" and "Luv Is A Verb"...
. Free at Last: the Movie was released in honor of the tenth anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
of the release of Free at Last.
History
Free at Last: the Movie was filmed during the 1994 "Free at Last" world tour to capture a behind-the-scenes look at dc Talk. The movie was filmed for a theatrical release, but was plagued with delays due to contract negotiations between the band, record label, and the producers of the movie.A trailer for the movie was first included in dc Talk's long-form video Narrow Is The Road. Like Free at Last: the Movie, Narrow is the Road was also a behind-the-scenes look of dc Talk filmed during the 1994 "Free at Last" tour, and included a lot of the same footage as Free at Last: the Movie.
A second trailer of the movie was included in the enhanced CD single of "Jesus Freak". This trailer advertised a September 17 1995 theatrical release date for the film. The release date passed, but the film was never released, and reports began to surface that the film had been abandoned.
In 2002 - eight years after filming - the movie was finally released direct to DVD. However, the movie was released without any editing/finishing being done to the original theatrical production that was previously halted amidst production. The movie does not have the title or the credits; instead having Title where the title should be and Credits where the credits should be.
Live Tracks
- Say the Words
- Luv is a Verb
- Word 2 the Father
- Things Of This World
- Jesus is Just Alright (Reprise)
- Jesus is Just Alright
- The Hardway
- Lean On Me
- Socially Acceptable
- He Loves Me
- 40 Live
- Heavenbound
- I Wish We’d All Been Ready
- Free at Last
- Walls
- Time Is…