Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Directed byJulien Temple
Produced by
CinematographyBen Cole
Edited by
Music by
Distributed byVertigo Films
Release date
  • 20 January 2007 (2007-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
123 min. (Sundance Film Festival)
CountriesIreland, United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by Julien Temple about Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the British punk rock band The Clash, that went on to win the British Independent Film Awards as Best British Documentary 2007.[1][2] The film premiered 20 January 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[3] It was also shown at the Dublin Film Festival on 24 February 2007.[3]

It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2007 and in Australia on 31 August 2007.[3] The film opened in limited release in the United States on 2 November 2007.[3]

  1. ^ Temple, J., Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau, and Alan Moloney (2008). Joe Strummer The future is unwritten (Documentary, Rockumentary). New York, NY, United States: Sony BMG Music Entertainment. OCLC 233652709.
  2. ^ "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) – Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) – Release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 November 2007.