The 68th BFI London Film Festival (9-20 October) announce that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be the UK Premiere of Piece by Piece, with director Morgan Neville and Pharrell Williams both confirmed to attend. Piece by Piece is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams, all told through the lens of LEGO® animation.
Directed by Academy Award winning documentarian Morgan Neville, Piece by Piece is a documentary like no other. A hugely inventive film, this animated biopic explores the life and work of Pharrell Williams in a medium that Williams himself suggested in early conversations with the director, who describes the choice of LEGO animation as a metaphor for how Williams see the world – in groundbreaking and deeply creative ways.
Featuring a star-studded cast rendered in LEGO alongside Williams, including Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Gwen Stefani, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg, Piece by Piece charts the cultural phenomenon that is Williams, from humble beginnings in Virginia Beach and his early career as a producer in The Neptunes and performer in N.E.R.D., to become one of the most prolific and successful artists working today.
Director Morgan Neville said: “The BFI London Film Festival has been supportive of my career for a long time, with my first time screening there being over twenty years ago. Bringing Piece by Piece to the LFF means the world to me, and getting to be the closing night gala is the cherry on top of this huge honor. I’m thrilled to celebrate this film with the London audience.”
Kristy Matheson, BFI London Film Festival Director, said: “Piece by Piece is a film of enormous joy and invention. In telling the story of Pharrell Williams, entirely in LEGO, acclaimed documentarian Morgan Neville brings a sense of wonder to this story that matches the creativity and verve of his subject. This is a must for fans and will charm the uninitiated alike, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Piece by Piece to close this year’s BFI London Film Festival.”
Piece by Piece will close the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday 20 October at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, with the Festival’s 9 UK-wide partner venues screening the film simultaneously.
Piece by Piece will be released in UK cinemas on November 8th.
