The Velvet Underground

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

Documentary Music

Lou Reed

(Self (archive footage))

John Cale

(Self)

Sterling Morrison

(Self (archive footage))

Maureen Tucker

(Self)

Jonas Mekas

(Self)

Jonathan Richman

(Self)

John Waters

(Self)

Nico

(Self (archive footage))

David Bowie

(Self (voice))

Doug Yule

(Self (archive footage))

Danny Fields

(Self)

La Monte Young

(Self)

Amy Taubin

(Self)

Allen Ginsberg

(Self (archive footage))

Mary Woronov

(Self)

Marian Zazeela

(Self)

Jackson Browne

(Self)

Joseph Freeman

(Self)

Cass Elliot

(Self (archive footage))

Tony Conrad

(Self (voice))

Billy Name

(Self (voice))

Bill Graham

(Self (archive footage))

Andy Warhol

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Frank Zappa

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))