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Moby Doc

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Moby Doc

Released May 28, 2021

1h 32m

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Moby Doc is a surrealist biographical documentary narrated by Moby as he reflects on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artist, and from struggling addict to vegan activist. Featuring interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie, along with extraordinary concert footage, utilizing a unique blend of re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage, audiences will be treated to an insightful, unvarnished look at an artist who has sold more than 20 million albums, an activist who has long championed animal rights, and a man whose traumatic childhood shaped him in profound ways. This introspective journey sets out to answer existential questions of purpose and meaning by examining a life of extreme highs and lows, joy, tragedy, success and failure.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

It's genuinely upsetting to feel your answer to that question growing more cynical as the film goes on.

Rated: D+

Jun 1, 2021

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Jochan Embley

London Evening Standard

This is a film as confusing as the man who made it.

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2021

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Director Rob Gordon Bralver frames "Moby Doc" as a farce, a peek behind the curtain and ultimately as a cautionary tale of fame, and in it Moby comes off as a ball of contradictions...

Rated: B

May 29, 2021

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

While the film provides behind-the-scenes insight for fans into Moby's inspirations and process, the surreal indulgences create a sense of self-congratulatory detachment rather than sympathy.

Jan 7, 2022

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Although I appreciate this artist bearing hsi soul and exorcizing his demons via celluloid, this Moby doc comes off as frenetic, strange and surreal as the artists himelf

Jun 6, 2021

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Paul Attard

In Review Online

Any insights into Moby's artistic process would have been a nice break from the rampant onslaught of self-serving wankery on display here.

Jun 6, 2021

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ionut m

It's rare that an artist is this involved in a documentary about himself. Moby clearly just doesn't want to leave it to someone else to tell his story and maybe that's OK, besides being a little bit self righteous at times this documentary is pretty interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

If Moby wanted to show off how weird he is, mission accomplished. It's all about his upbringing and not about his music.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

This was the worst documentary I've seen in at least a decade.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Moby Doc is a surrealist biographical documentary narrated by Moby as he reflects on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artist, and from struggling addict to vegan activist. Featuring interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie, along with extraordinary concert footage, utilizing a unique blend of re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage, audiences will be treated to an insightful, unvarnished look at an artist who has sold more than 20 million albums, an activist who has long championed animal rights, and a man whose traumatic childhood shaped him in profound ways. This introspective journey sets out to answer existential questions of purpose and meaning by examining a life of extreme highs and lows, joy, tragedy, success and failure.

Director: Rob Gordon Bralver
Producer: Rob Gordon Bralver
Screenwriter: Moby, Rob Gordon Bralver
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Valentine Street Productions, Little Walnut Productions
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 32m

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