Brett Morgen

documentary filmmaker

Guest

Brett Morgen is a American documentary film director, producer and social commentator, known for his films The Kid Stays in the Picture, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Jane.

Brett Morgen on KCRW

The filmmaker discusses his most recent film about primatologist Jane Goodall.

Brett Morgen: Jane

The filmmaker discusses his most recent film about primatologist Jane Goodall.

from Scheer Intelligence

Almost eight years ago, Courtney Love gave director Brett Morgen a key to a storage unit full of Kurt Cobain's notebooks, photographs and tapes.

'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'

Almost eight years ago, Courtney Love gave director Brett Morgen a key to a storage unit full of Kurt Cobain's notebooks, photographs and tapes.

from The Business

In 2007, Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, contacted documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen with the idea of making a film about her late husband.

'Montage of Heck'

In 2007, Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, contacted documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen with the idea of making a film about her late husband.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield assesses how constant internet access affects the coming-of-age experience of pandemic teens in a new series called “Social Studies.”

from KCRW Features

Kate Bollinger fills KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio with her hazy, pretty "Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind."

from Live From

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees face off for Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. KCRW breaks down how much it costs to attend.

from KCRW Features

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there…

from Lost Notes

This week’s movie releases include Red One, The World According to Allee Willis, All We Imagine as Light, and Hot Frosty.

from Weekend Film Reviews

At Kaos Network, students explore their creative potential through various tools, including hip-hop music, digital technology, and even AI.

from KCRW Features

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the…

from Lost Notes

In the early 1970s, LA’s Sunset Strip was the epicenter of the rock'n'roll universe. Drugs, sex, private planes, limos, destroying hotel rooms – it wasn’t a myth.

from Lost Notes

The latest film releases include Smile 2, Anora, Woman of the Hour, and Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party.

from Weekend Film Reviews