Watch ‘The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash’ Documentary Trailer
The Man in Black as you’ve never seen him before.
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The official trailer for YouTube Originals’ The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash offers a deep dive into both the Man in Black’s greatest artistic victories and deepest personal struggles.
Directed by Grammy-winner Thom Zimny (Springsteen on Broadway, Elvis Presley: The Searcher), the 90-minute documentary features interviews with family and collaborators, using the iconic At Folsom Prison live performance and album as a central motif.
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Key voices are dubbed over archival footage of Cash, including one from fellow Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris, who says: “He had a message. And his message was the truth about being alive in this world.”
Themes of redemption, something the “Ring of Fire” singer sought multiple times over the course of his hard-living life, are present throughout. John Carter Cash, his dad’s only son, adds, “The most beautiful aspect about my father was his capacity for forgiveness.”
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The movie was produced in full collaboration with the Cash estate and and also features original music written and performed by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash will screen at the 50th Annual Nashville Film Festival on Monday, October 7 before it’s available to watch for free on YouTube beginning Monday, November 11.
In the meantime, read up on the story behind one of Cash’s most iconic photograph.