Under The Electric Sky
“Under the Electric Sky” is a 3D documentary film that follows six groups of people on their journey to attend the largest music festival in the US – Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. Through 3 days of the festivals, the festival-goer will have the chance to experience Electronic dance music phenomenon, art installation, incredible lighting and sound system with many famous worldwide artists. The film not only reveals all elements that create such a global event but also make the audiences feel like they are a part of the festival.
7 August 1990, Orange, California, USA
8 September 1989, Stockholm, Sweden
9 September 1987, Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
17 January 1984, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
16 July 1963, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
25 December 1976, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
17 January 1969, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
June 27, 2014
As an echo of a era when acid house swept away Club MTV commercial crap and dancing all night took on a new meaning, it falls far short
July 24, 2014
Though not a great documentary and essentially a colorful, 3D commercial for Electric Daisy Carnival, it works as both an introduction to a subculture many may be unfamiliar with and as a beat-heavy scrapbook for those who were there.
June 26, 2014
The film's misguided determination to present a PG-13 version of a pasties-optional, three-day party gives an unreal air to a surreal event, though that doesn't mean "Under the Electric Sky" is without its blissful moments.
June 22, 2014
Just as queerness is conspicuous by its absence, so is any serious consideration of the drug use that often pairs with extended tastings of EDM.
August 23, 2014
"Under The Electric Sky" does a great job of showing the appeal of EDM, and can be an occasionally thrilling document of the musicians who create these infections beats. But on a human level, well, it could have used some more electric participants.
July 24, 2014
Very much like an infomercial.
July 23, 2014
EDC has made headlines with fatal overdoses, so you'd think directors Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz would examine the role Molly and related drugs play here. But the topic is mentioned only fleetingly.
June 28, 2014
There's something slightly queasy-making in how this film summons the tireless piety of a church-recruitment pamphlet to describe what basically amounts to Burning Man as a business model.
May 26, 2014
Under The Electric Sky is a fun backstage pass for EDC fans, but for DJ haters it'll just be a loud, obnoxious headache - so they should just stay away and let everyone else eat, sleep, rave, and repeat.
June 27, 2014
If the Boomers had Woodstock and the Xers had Lollapalooza(?), then here's Gen Y's version, complete with Upworthy inspirational stories.
June 05, 2014
It may be just a feature-length commercial masquerading as a music documentary, but Under the Electric Sky at least sells its product well.
July 23, 2014
Under the Electric Sky manages to be amusing even while it's annoying you.
