Taking Woodstock
dir. Ang Lee · 2009
Life is about seizing unexpected opportunities and embracing the chaos that comes with them.
Plot
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.
Why watch
"Taking Woodstock" invites viewers into a vibrant tapestry of familial love and countercultural chaos at the legendary festival that defined a generation. With its whimsical tone and heartfelt moments, the film celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary as a young man's life is transformed amidst a sea of half a million revelers.