The film from the Oscar-winning director, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, pushes the boundaries of the genre
Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville attend the premiere of Piece by Piece at Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 10 in Toronto.Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville has an eye – and an ear – for unexpected treatments when making a biographical documentary. His recent film, for example, splits the life story of the iconic comedian in two distinct styles and chapters. But making a movie on the life of musical genius Pharrell Williams using Lego wasn’t even on his radar.
Neville, who was in Toronto for his film’s premiere, credited the multiple Grammy award-winning music producer and singer for challenging him to tell Williams’s life and legacy with Legos. “At the time I was growing up, journalism was like a real career. I was a huge fan of new journalism and Joan Didion, and writers like that. Documentary felt impossible,” he says. “There was no clear path to even – how to do that.”
“I knew I wasn’t one of those touched by God, kind of player. I was a crazy music nerd, and record collector, and all that stuff. I realizedNeville credited the multiple Grammy award-winning music producer and singer for challenging him to tell Williams’s life story with Legos.In fact, Neville starts each project with a playlist, just to think about the musicality of a project.
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