R.E.M. - This Film Is On(1991)

movie - first aired/released 1991-09-24 - 50 min - audience 7.0

Music

Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Herbert, Jeff Preiss, Jem Cohen, Jim McKay, Katherine Dieckmann, Peter Carey, Sharon Maguire

This 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles from Out of Time ('Losing My Religion', 'Shiny Happy People', 'Near Wild Heaven' and 'Radio Song') in addition to videos to the album tracks 'Low', 'Belong', 'Half A World Away' and 'Country Feedback'; an acoustic performance of 'Losing My Religion' from The Late Show; and a live acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' from MTV Unplugged. Also included is 'Endgame', an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and several avant-garde clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed by Michael Stipe.