The Doors have issued the trailer for their self-produced 1968 documentary, “Feast Of Friends”, as a video preview in advance of its release on November 11.
The first and only film produced about The Doors by The Doors offers a cinematic look at the band on the road during their 1968 summer tour.
Whilst never truly completed, the film provides a stylistic approach in true sixties cinéma vérité style. Concert performances are intercut with fly-on-the-wall footage of the group in their natural habitat, sometimes playful, sensitive, chaotic and touching. Other than a few appearances in film festivals in 1968, an official release would never be seen until now.
The first official release of the documentary also includes a compilation of outtakes called “Feast of Friends: Encore”, plus a 1968 British television feature called “The Doors Are Open”, as well as a 1967 performance of “The End” filmed for Canadian TV.
Completely restored from the original negative, as supervised by Jim Morrison, “Feast of Friends” has been colour-corrected and cleaned in high definition with the soundtrack remixed and remastered by long-time Doors’ collaborator Bruce Botnick.
