Moonage Daydream Premiere: Losing Myself in Bowie’s World

Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream isn’t a documentary—it’s a sensory odyssey: a kaleidoscopic, immersive celebration of Bowie’s creative, spiritual, and musical journey. welt.de+15rottentomatoes.com+15filmmakermagazine.com+15

In 2022, the world finally got the first officially authorized full-length cinematic tribute to David Bowie—and I was there for opening night, not once, but three times. The two Janines joined me for that inaugural screening, and when I brought my salon staff and friends for a second round…well, I was basically living in the theater! Now? I’ve seen it countless times at home—DVDs, streams—you name it, I own it all, LOL.

Morgen’s film draws on over five million archived items from Bowie’s estate, weaving unreleased footage, live performance, paintings, and music into an impressionistic portrait rather than a linear biography. Critics call it a “dazzling mashup of elegy, celebration and intimate portrait” a “glorious, shapeshifting montage” and a “kinetic, euphoric tribute” that pushes the boundaries of what a music documentary can be filmmakermagazine.com.

Watching it in theaters felt like taking a starship journey through Bowie’s mind. And while the credits rolled, I realized something: I didn’t just watch Bowie — I felt like Bowie. A stunning, unforgettable experience.