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Netflix announces a documentary about the late producer and DJ Avicii, featuring narration from Avicii himself. The film is due for release on December 31.
A new documentary about the late DJ and producer Avicii is set for release on Netflix on December 31, following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. “I’m Tim” is narrated by the musician himself, whose real name was Tim Bergling, using interviews he did before his suicide in 2018.
The documentary will also feature interviews with Bergling’s parents, friends, colleagues, and other artists, covering his rise as a kid in Sweden to international stardom as an EDM legend.
Netflix will also stream Avicii’s final performance at Ushuaïa Ibiza in August 2016. This was his last live set before he stopped touring at age 26 and died only two years later.
“I took the time to drive across the US with my friends and team, to just look and see and think about things in a new way. It really helped me realize that I needed to make the change that I’d been struggling with for a while,” said Avicii on his website in March 2016, when he decided to stop touring to focus on his mental health.
“I’m Tim” was directed by Henrik Burman and produced by Björn Tjärnberg. It follows a documentary released in 2017, directed by Levan Tsikurishvili, “Avicii: True Stories.”
Earlier this summer saw the release of a photobook, “Avicii: The Life and Music of Tim Bergling,” which featured pictures of the producer’s early life, private life, and career. A biography of Bergling, simply called “Tim,” written by Swedish journalist Måns Mosesson, was released in early 2022.
Also in 2022, the Avicii Estate sold 75% of the artist’s catalog to Stockholm-based music investment company Pophouse, co-founded by ABBA legend Björn Ulvaeus. That sale included hits like “Wake Me Up,” “Seek Bromance,” and “Levels.”
An auction of the artist’s personal items took place last October in Stockholm, raising $750,000 for the Tim Bergling Foundation, which works to educate young people about mental health.