Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970. He appeared in several commercially released films of concerts and documentaries about his career, including two popular 1960s music festival films – Monterey Pop (1968) and Woodstock (1970). A short documentary, Experience (1968), also known as See My Music Talking, was also screened.

At the time of his death, two concert films were in development. Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) was the first film featuring Hendrix to be issued posthumously. A second, tentatively titled The Last Experience, was filmed of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's last British concert. However, legal difficulties have prevented its release. Additionally, a theatrical film, with incidental music and 17 minutes of Hendrix's performing, was released as Rainbow Bridge (1971). In 1973, the first attempt at a biographical documentary film, titled Jimi Hendrix was released.

Over the years, many concert films and documentaries have been forthcoming. In addition to full-length performances at Monterey and Woodstock, Hendrix's 1970 concerts at the Isle of Wight and the Atlanta International Pop Festivals have been released on video. DVD releases of several of these and the earlier films have been certified as "Gold" and "Platinum" in several countries. The 2013 documentary Hear My Train A Comin' received an Emmy Award in 2014.

Concert films

+ List of concert films with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications Year Title Details Songs Certifications(sales thresholds) Refs 1971 Jimi Plays BerkeleyLocation: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California Date: May 30, 1970 Director: Peter Pilafian Re-released with additional material (2003)"Johnny B. Goode" "Hear My Train A Comin'" "The Star-Spangled Banner" "Purple Haze" "I Don't Live Today" "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" "Lover Man" "Machine Gun" "Voodoo Child" Platinum (2003 DVD US) 1985 Johnny B. GoodeLocation: Atlanta International Pop Festival, Byron, Georgia Date: July 4, 1970 Director: Alan Douglas"All Along the Watchtower" "The Star-Spangled Banner" "Johnny B. Goode" (from Berkeley 1970) "Are You Experienced?" (promo film) "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (choreographed) 1987 Jimi Plays MontereyLocation: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California Date: June 18, 1967 Director: D. A. Pennebaker Re-released as Live at Monterey (2007) See Jimi Plays Monterey album 1990 Jimi Hendrix: At the Isle of WightLocation: Isle of Wight Festival 1970, East Afton Farm, Isle of Wight Date: August 30, 1970 Director: Murray Lerner Remade as Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (2002)"Message to Love" "God Save the Queen" "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" "Spanish Castle Magic" "All Along the Watchtower" "Voodoo Child" "Freedom" "Machine Gun" "Dolly Dagger" "Red House" "In from the Storm" 1992 Jimi Hendrix: At the Atlanta Pop FestivalLocation: Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970), Byron, Georgia Date: July 4, 1970 Director: Remade as Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church (2015)"Fire" "Spanish Castle Magic" "All Along the Watchtower" "Foxy Lady" "Purple Haze" "Hey Joe" "Red House" "Stone Free" "The Star Spangled Banner" "Voodoo Child" 1999 Jimi Hendrix at WoodstockLocation: Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, New York Date: August 18, 1969 Director: Alan Douglas Remade as Live at Woodstock (2005)See Woodstock album Gold (US) 2002 Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of WightLocation: Isle of Wight Festival 1970, East Afton Farm, Isle of Wight Date: August 30, 1970 Director: Murray Lerner Remake of Jimi Hendrix: At the Isle of Wight with additional materialSee Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight album Platinum (US) Gold (AUS) 2005 Live at WoodstockLocation: Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, New York Date: August 18, 1969 Director: Janie Hendrix, John McDermott Remake of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock with additional materialSee Live at Woodstock album 4× Multi-platinum (US) Platinum (AUS) 2007 Live at MontereyLocation: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California Date: June 18, 1967 Director: D. A. Pennebaker Remake of Jimi Plays Monterey with additional materialSee Live at Monterey album Gold (US) 2015 Jimi Hendrix: Electric ChurchLocation: Atlanta International Pop Festival, Byron, Georgia Date: July 4, 1970 Director: John McDermott Remake of Jimi Hendrix: At the Atlanta Pop Festival with additional materialSee Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival album

Documentaries

+List of documentaries with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications Year Title Details Songs Certifications(sales thresholds) Refs 1968 Experience See My Music TalkingLocations and dates: various, including Opera House, Blackpool, England (November 25, 1967); Bruce Fleming Photo Studio, London (December 19, 1967) Director: Peter Neal Re-released as Experience Jimi Hendrix with additional material (2001)"Purple Haze" "Wild Thing" "Hear My Train A Comin'" 1973 Jimi HendrixLocations and dates: various Director: Joe Boyd Re-released with additional material (2005)See Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix album 1989 Jimi HendrixProgram: The South Bank Show, Season 13, Episode 3 (October 1, 1989) Locations and dates: various 1997 Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland – Classic AlbumsLocations and dates: various, including A Happening For Lulu (January 4, 1969) Director: Roger Pomphrey Re-released as At Last... The Beginning (2008)"Voodoo Child" 1999 Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore EastLocation: Fillmore East, New York City Dates: December 31, 1969 – January 1, 1970"Who Knows" "Machine Gun" "Changes" "Power of Soul" "Stepping Stone" "Foxy Lady" "Stop" "Earth Blues" Platinum (US) Jimi Hendrix: The Man They Made GodProgram: Reputations, Season 6, Episode 6 (June 5, 1999) Locations and dates: various Director: Christopher Olgiati 2001 Experience Jimi HendrixLocation and dates: various, including Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden (January 9, 1969) Director: Peter Neal Re-release of Experience with additional material"Purple Haze" "Wild Thing" "Hear My Train A Comin'" "The Wind Cries Mary" "Purple Haze" "Wild Thing" "Red House" "Sunshine of Your Love" "Hey Joe" "Dolly Dagger"Platinum (US) 2002 Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett ShowProgram: The Dick Cavett Show, Location: ABC Studios, New York City Dates: July 7 & September 8, 1969 Director: Bob Smeaton"Hear My Train A Comin'" "Izabella"/"Machine Gun" 2004 Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut StoryLocation & dates: various Director: Steve VogelInterviews only Platinum (CAN) 2006 Hendrix & the Blues a.k.a. Jimi Hendrix :BluesLocations & dates: various Director: Alex Gibney, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott"Hear My Train A Comin'" "Killing Floor" "Voodoo Child" 2008 At Last... The Beginning: The Making of Electric LadylandLocations and dates: various, including A Happening For Lulu (January 4, 1969) Director: Roger Pomphrey Remake of Classic Albums with additional material"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" Platinum (AUS) 2010 Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo ChildLocations and dates: various Director: Bob Smeaton"Johnny B. Goode" "Hear My Train A Comin'" "Red House" "Like a Rolling Stone" "Purple Haze" "The Wind Cries Mary" "Killing Floor" "Hey Joe" "Fire" 2013 Hear My Train a Comin'Program: American Masters (November 6, 2013) Locations and dates: various Director: Bob Smeaton"Foxy Lady" "Tax Free" "Fire" "Message to Love" "Lover Man" "All Along the Watchtower" "Purple Haze" "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" "Killing Floor" "Spanish Castle Magic" "Foxy Lady" "Hey Joe" "Purple Haze" 2020 Music, Money, Madness... Jimi Hendrix in MauiLocation: Upcountry Maui, Hawaii Date: July 30, 1970 Director: John McDermott See Live in Maui album

Music performances in other films

+ List of music performances in other films with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications Year Title Details Songs Certifications(sales thresholds) Refs 1968 Monterey PopLocation: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California Date: June 18, 1967 Director: D. A. Pennebaker"Wild Thing" 1970 WoodstockLocation: Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, New York Date: August 18, 1969 Director: Michael Wadleigh"Star Spangled Banner" "Purple Haze" "Instrumental Solo" ( "Villanova Junction") 1971 Rainbow BridgeLocation: Vibratory Color/Sound Experiment, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii Date: July 30, 1970 Director: Chuck Wein Restored full-length film (2000)"Hey Baby"/"In from the Storm" "Foxy Lady" "Hear My Train A Comin'" "Voodoo Child" "Purple Haze" "The Star-Spangled Banner" Gold (2000 DVD US) 1977 The Day the Music DiedLocation: New York Pop Festival, Randall's Island, New York Date: July 17, 1970 Director: Bert Tenzer"Foxy Lady" "The Star-Spangled Banner" 1988 Rock and Roll Greatest Years: 1967, Vol. 1Programs: Beat-Club, Tienerklanken Locations and dates: Marquee Club, London (March 2, 1967); Universal Studio, Waterloo, Belgium (March 7, 1967)"Purple Haze" "Hey Joe" "Stone Free" 1989 Superstars in ConcertLocations and dates: various Director: Peter Clifton"Hey Joe" "Wild Thing" 1997 Message to LoveLocation: Isle of Wight Festival 1970, East Afton Farm, Isle of Wight Date: August 30, 1970 Director: Murray Lerner "Message to Love" "Machine Gun" "Voodoo Child" "Foxy Lady" "Purple Haze"

See also Jimi Hendrix discography Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography List of songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix

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