‘Linda Perry: Let It Die Here’ To Premiere at Tribeca Festival 2024 

Today Mercury Studios and Utopia Originals announce the premiere of the feature-length documentary Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, which will make its debut at Tribeca Festival 2024. From award-winning filmmaker Don Hardy (Citizen Penn, Pick of the Litter, Theory of Obscurity), and produced by KTF Films, Let It Die Here is an intimate and fascinating look at one of the music industry’s most prolific and often misunderstood artists. The film features close friends and collaborators Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Kate Hudson, Sara Gilbert and Brandi Carlile. CAA Media Finance represents the film’s N. American distribution rights.

Screening Times:

06/06/2024, 8:00 PM at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios

06/07/2024, 11:30 AM at AMC-02 – Press/Industry Screening

06/08/2024, 2:15 PM at VEC-02

06/09/2024, 5:45 PM at AMC-03

06/12/2024, 9:00 AM at AMC-01 – Press/Industry Screening

Linda Perry is one of the most outspoken and recognizable artists of the past 30 years. The hat, tattoos, and massive hit single What’s Up with her band 4 Non-Blondes made her an icon. But, in the decades since that song topped the charts, Linda has reinvented herself as a Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer, penning hit-after-hit for artists like Dolly Parton, Christina  Aguilera, Celine Dion, Pink, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Weezer, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, The Chicks and others.

While the story of Linda’s career and craft is extraordinary, this film is about much more. Let It Die Here is an intimate look at a vulnerable and courageous woman as she navigates life-altering  personal circumstances amidst gnawing career decisions. Linda’s past and present collide as she seeks to answer the big questions she can no longer avoid:  Who am I? Am I loved? What’s my purpose? What will I leave behind? The film features extraordinary access to the artist, including new footage, performances, and interviews with colleagues, family and friends.

Of the film, Linda Perry reflected, “When I watched this documentary for the first time, I felt proud of how revealing it is, and a little scared. It gave me some clarity, because I was able to separate myself from the character on the screen and feel empathy for her. As much as I love being creative, I will admit that it’s also incredibly taxing at times. I don’t know how to make music without bringing my deepest emotions into it, and doing that can leave me feeling raw and exposed and vulnerable. But, that is the tradeoff. In a way, all artists–who are doing it honestly, anyway–are sacrificing themselves to their art. This is what Let It Die Here is about.”

Director Don Hardy says, “Linda is one of the most iconic and original artists of our time, and I feel incredibly honored to have been let into her private world over the past couple of years. It was a tumultuous time for Linda, and bearing witness to her struggles and triumphs through it all made a profound impact on all of us involved. Now we look forward to welcoming audiences into her world, too.”

Executive Producer Daniel Seliger at Mercury Studios says: “Mercury is grateful to Linda for letting us into her extraordinary world. Don [Hardy] has masterfully captured Linda’s complicated and often chaotic journey to self-acceptance while spotlighting her staggering talent and revealing her uncommon bravery. It is not often we have a chance to see so honestly into the soul of the creative spirit — Linda shows us what it means to be true to oneself and we are all the better for it.”

ABOUT MERCURY STUDIOS:

Mercury Studios is a full-service production studio. Current and recent projects include Oscar and BAFTA award nominated AMERICAN SYMPHONY, a feature documentary by award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman, that follows Jon Batiste for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions and Netflix and Telluride Film Festival selection IF THESE WALLS COULD SING, the untold story of the world-famous Abbey Road Studios directed by celebrated British photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney for Disney+; MY LIFE AS A ROLLING STONE, a four-part docuseries of intimate portraits of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts for the BBC and MGM+; SHANIA TWAIN: NOT JUST A GIRL, a career documentary about the superstar currently available on Netflix; MIXTAPE, the critically acclaimed  feature documentary from Omar Acosta focused on the DJs and artists who shaped the sound and culture of Hip-Hop through mixtapes for Paramount+;  and the forthcoming THIS TOWN, a six-part series for the BBC from writer, creator, and executive producer Steven Knight.

Mercury Studios also produced SAM SMITH: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL (BBC/Tik Tok) and Billie Eilish’s livestream event, OVERHEATED, at The O2 London and LANG LANG PLAYS DISNEY for Disney+.

Editorially independent, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and represents the world’s leading catalogue of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.

ABOUT UTOPIA:

Utopia Originals is an independently owned and operated media company focused on developing, packaging, producing and selling original features and episodic projects. Our team of creative and strategic industry leaders is fueled by a shared passion for bold visions and supporting storytellers. We find auteur-driven and edgy voices to curate and deliver content that is fresh, accessible, and nuanced. The company has several announced scripted and unscripted features and television series, such as a Sorority House Massacre television adaption with Norman Reedus’ Big Bald Head and Shout! Studios, the feature comedy Drugstore June with Bill Burr’s All Things Comedy and Shout! Studios, the official Blues Brothers docu-series in collaboration with Dan Aykroyd and the Belushi Estate, and the Nick Jonas led feature film, The Good Half, which made its recent Tribeca debut and is due to be released in 2024.

ABOUT KTF FILMS:

KTF Films is an independent production company based in Northern California.  Founded in 2006, they have produced several feature-length documentaries that  premiered at major film festivals and went on to screen in cinemas worldwide.  Today, their films can be seen on major screening platforms such as Discovery+,  HBO, HULU, Apple, and Amazon. KTF Films also created a six-episode  documentary series for Disney+.

ABOUT DON HARDY:

Don Hardy is an award-winning filmmaker who has tackled such subjects as wrongful conviction (Witch Hunt), global terrorism (Love Hate Love), chemicals and their effects on human health (The Human Experiment), avant garde musicians (Theory of Obscurity) and how aid organizations meet humanitarian challenges such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake (Citizen Penn). His work has premiered at major events such as the Tribeca Film Festival and been distributed in theaters and television and streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Discovery+, HBO, and Amazon. Hardy’s recent projects include three seasons of the short-form documentary series The Way Home and executive producing the Disney+ documentary series Pick of the Litter based on his 2018 film of the same name. Previously, the longtime Bay Area resident was a journalist for NBC, ABC, and FOX affiliates in New York, Florida and California, during which time he was awarded six regional Emmys.

For more information on Linda Perry: Let It Die Here please contact:

Grandstand Media

Kate Jackson & Jaclyn Ulman

katej@grandstandhq.com & jaclynu@grandstandhq.com