Passport Screening: Still Bill August 21, 2010

Little was known about soul legend Bill Withers, famous for classics like “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lovely Day,” “Lean on Me,” and “Just the Two of Us,” after he left the music business. Through concert footage, journeys to Withers’ birthplace, interviews with Dr. Cornel West, Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Withers’ family and friends, this film offers a rare look inside the world of this complex and fascinating man who left the industry at the height of his career, determined to devote his time to raising his family rather than cultivating his own fame. (USA, 2009, 78 min. No MPAA rating.)

“A confident attempt to render the personality of a man who wrote so well and then walked away.”
—Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker

FREE; no reservations

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org