Bernard MacMahon is an Irish-British filmmaker. [1] [2] His American Epic films are widely considered as the definitive portrait of a musical era, and one of the best music documentaries ever made. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Bernard MacMahon is known for Arena (1975), Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) and American Epic (2015).

4 days ago · Twelve year-old Bernard MacMahon’s favourite book was a raggedy, dog-eared paperback charting how Led Zeppelin became the band that conquered all before them. His Mum sold antiques, and one of her most loyal customers was an imposing gentleman who would park his Rolls Royce out of sight, just around the corner. Bernard would encounter him ...

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Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and...

May 15, 2024 · Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Bernard MacMahon ‘s hybrid docu-concert film Becoming Led Zeppelin, taking all rights in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia...

6 days ago · MacMahon would go on to talk to John Paul Jones, who came on board after watching MacMahon's 2015 documentary American Epic – about the US music business in the 1920s and 30s – and a four-hour discussion. Finally, MacMahon spoke with Robert Plant, who agreed to be filmed after three separate meetings.

Dec 5, 2024 · Writer-director Bernard MacMahon’s hybrid docu-concert film digs into the British band’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the...

The iconic band are finally telling their electric origin story, offering a peek behind the curtain, as director Bernard MacMahon reveals.

4 days ago · Following a screening of “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at the BFI IMAX in London on February 5, “Becoming Led Zeppelin” director Bernard MacMahon took part in a Q&A session. LedZepNews attended the screening and produced the below transcript of the session: Stuart Brown: There we go we’re on.