Strange Negotiations

2019

1h 31m

Documentary

Music

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5 Reviews

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Filmmaker Brandon Vedder explores the existential, artistic, and family life of musician and former evangelical David Bazan.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

There's something endearingly earnest and straightforward, but not simplistic, about Bazan as both personality and musician, lending "Negotiations" dual sources of viewer enjoyment.

Mar 20, 2019

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

May all such negotiations with the spiritual realm be as quietly mysterious as this wistful, wishful work.

May 29, 2020

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

Bazan finds the vocabulary of America's churches too toxic to accept. But in his honesty and sacrifice, he reveals what a life touched by a true Gospel might look like.

Rated: B+

Feb 8, 2020

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Dave Segal

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Bazan emerges from Strange Negotiations as a formidable spokesman for lapsed Christianity, and he deserves our respect for risking his livelihood to deliver these important messages.

Nov 18, 2019

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

Strange Negotiations is a poetic and deeply personal documentary about the loss of faith and the struggle to find oneself.

Mar 16, 2019

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scott s

Someone who grew up with Bazan's music, it was such a great take on his wrestling with his faith, family, and his personal struggles. It was also (un)comforting how honest he was with his struggle with others, and his music, and how through the process of dismantling and rebuilding one can find inner-peace, hope, and joy in life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A beautiful film in which ashes melt into beauty and my soul can find a bit of rest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

This film is very honest and really opens your heart inside a phenomenal artist!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Brandon Vedder

Director

David Bazan

Self

Nick Moceri

Producer

Stephen Bailey

Executive Producer

Jon Henshaw

Executive Producer

Ty Morse

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Brandon Vedder explores the existential, artistic, and family life of musician and former evangelical David Bazan.

Director: Brandon Vedder
Producer: Stephen Bailey, Jon Henshaw, Ty Morse, Alison Mo Massey
Production Co: All Cut Up Films, Time Horse Productions, BazanDoc
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 31m

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