{"id":30690,"date":"2024-10-24T12:03:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/director-thom-zimny-says-road-diary-captures-the-magical-experience-of-a-bruce-springsteen-concert\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:03:55","slug":"director-thom-zimny-says-road-diary-captures-the-magical-experience-of-a-bruce-springsteen-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/director-thom-zimny-says-road-diary-captures-the-magical-experience-of-a-bruce-springsteen-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Thom Zimny says ‘Road Diary’ captures the \u2018magical’ experience of a Bruce Springsteen concert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The <\/span>Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> documentary <\/span>Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0premieres Friday on Hulu and Disney+, and the film\u2019s director, <\/span>Thom Zimny<\/strong>, tells ABC Audio\u00a0exploring what goes into The Boss\u2019 live shows was \u201csomething that I\u2019ve always wanted to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also wanted to go beyond the traditional concert film,\u201d he says, adding he was hoping to capture \u201cthat sort of magical thing that happens onstage\u201d at a Springsteen show.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zimny has collaborated with Springsteen on several previous projects, including\u00a0the 2020 doc <\/span>Letter To You<\/span><\/em>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and he\u00a0says getting to be around Bruce\u00a0is \u201ca gift.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 24 years, it’s been so life changing and such a positive element in my development as a filmmaker,” he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the film, Bruce\u2019s wife, and E Street Band member,\u00a0Patti Scialfa<\/strong>\u00a0opens up about her\u00a0six-year battle with\u00a0multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were talking about the beauty of the live show and the music, and it went into the conversation and details of why she’s not been touring as much lately,\u201d Zimny says, noting the trust they\u2019ve built up over the years made it easier for her to talk about her condition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for me as a filmmaker, that’s the best gift you can get is this space of trust and a dialogue that’s honest,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 75, fans are always worried Bruce will hang it up, but Zimny says he doesn\u2019t see\u00a0that happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the film <\/span>Road Diary<\/span><\/em> reflects what I see every time I am lucky enough to hang out in a rehearsal or show or soundcheck,\u201d he says. \u201cThere’s no sense of a retirement in any fashion that I see. So if anything, I just hope to keep up with him.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n