TOM PETTY, SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE: THE MAKING OF WILDFLOWERS STREAMING GLOBALLY VIA YOUTUBE ORIGINALS

AVAILABLE IN FULL 4K RESOLUTION FOR FREE ON TOM PETTY’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

November 11, 2021—The feature-length documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers premieres today with YouTube Originals in full 4K resolution on Tom Petty’s YouTube Channel; watch/share HERE. Produced by Peter Afterman with executive producers Dan Braun, Mary Wharton and Adria Petty and presented by Inaudible Films, Warner Music Entertainment (Warner Music Group’s TV and Film division) and Warner Records, the documentary illuminates an artist at the height of his powers, providing an intimate and moving look at an enigmatic icon.

The 89-minute documentary offers a look into the creative mastery and turbulent personal life of the legendary rock star, capturing the period of 1993-1995 when Petty worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin for the first time. It features never-before-seen footage drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film in addition to new interviews with album co-producer and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and many more. The picture also digs deeper into 2020’s critically acclaimed certified gold reissue Wildflowers & All The Rest collection, distributed via Warner Records, which revealed the long anticipated second half of Tom’s autobiographical masterpiece.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Wharton (Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, Sam Cooke: Legend, Elvis Lives!, The Beatles Revolution), Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers first debuted in March as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, winning the festival’s Audience Award, and went on to win Best Documentary Film at the Boulder Film Festival. The documentary continues to receive widespread critical praise:

“A love letter to Petty”

“An Enthralling Experience”

“A beautiful music tribute”

“A treat for any fan of Petty”

“An essential rock doc”

“An encapsulating snapshot of Tom Petty”

“Intimate, affectionate”

“Loving and lovely”

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Inaudible Films is owned by multiple Grammy Award winning producer Peter Afterman. It has produced a variety of acclaimed films and documentaries including It Might Get Loud, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, Joan Jett: Bad Reputation, Trouble in Mind: Jerry Lee Lewis and the upcoming Curtis Mayfield documentary.

Warner Music Entertainment (WME), the television and film division of Warner Music Group (WMG), is passionately devoted to music-driven storytelling through the creation, development, and acquisition of compelling original visual content. Since its inception in 2017, WME has produced a variety of acclaimed long-form television series, films, and documentaries, including David Byrne’s 6x Emmy-nominated HBO special, American Utopia; National Geographic’s 3x Emmy-nominated Genius: Aretha; the 3x Emmy-nominated Epix two-part docuseries, Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time; Hulu’s Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan; and many others. With deep connections across the entertainment industry, WME also partners with leading production companies, such as Imagine Entertainment and Lightbox, to co-produce, co-develop, and co-finance various film and television projects, both long and short form.