Jimi Hendrix Experience’s storied visit to Maui, their performance on the dormant lower crater of Haleakala volcano on the island and how the band became ensnared with the ill-fated Rainbow Bridge movie produced by their controversial manager Michael Jeffery.
Direction
John McDermott untangles decades of legend with obsessive care.
Cinematography
Restored Maui footage finally lets you SEE the volcano gig.
Production
Rainbow Bridge disaster material is gloriously cursed cinema.
Director
John McDermott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Rainbow Bridge 'movie' had no finished script—Hendrix's scenes were improvised around a vague 'cosmic consciousness' concept that baffled everyone on set.
This performance was Hendrix's last US show before his death six weeks later, making the volcano footage unintentionally valedictory.
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