ASTROWORLD: The Truth Behind the Tragedy

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Factual America

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Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Sky Documentaries and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts, Factual America is your #1 documentary film podcast. Factual America is produced by Alamo Pictures, a London- and Austin-based production company that makes documentaries about the US from a European perspective for international audiences.

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ASTROWORLD: The Truth Behind the Tragedy

Factual America

38 minutes 51 seconds

5 months ago

ASTROWORLD: The Truth Behind the Tragedy

One of the deadliest music festivals in recent history, the 2021 Astroworld tragedy left 10 dead and thousands traumatised. Now, a powerful new documentary uncovers what really happened – with first-hand accounts from survivors, paramedics, and festival staff.

In this episode, we go behind the scenes of the film with director Yemi Bamiro and executive producer Kari Lia, as they reveal how they navigated trauma, and uncovered systemic failures behind the disaster.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Trailer "Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy"

01:12 - Introduction and synopsis

02:08 - A tragedy rooted in Houston

04:45 - Day of excitement ends in a disaster

11:53 - Most spectators didn't even realise it was happening

17:13 - Similarities and differences with other crowd crushes

19:12 - Misinformation leads to victim blaming

21:22 - The stories within the story

25:46 - Challenges during the production

36:40 - Future plans

**** FACTUAL AMERICA PODCAST ****

Factual America uses documentary filmmaking to examine the American experience as well as universal topics that affect all Americans. Guests include leading documentary filmmakers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Our host Matthew Sherwood, was born and raised in Texas but has lived in the UK since 2001. He draws on decades of journalism experience, interviewing world leaders and helping audiences understand the key global trends shaping our lives.

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**** ABOUT ALAMO PICTURES ****

Alamo Pictures is a London-based production company specialising in feature-documentaries, factual television and shorts about the US. Benefitting from an outsider’s keen eye and years of stateside experience, Alamo’s filmmakers explore topical, uniquely American stories from a sympathetic, European perspective.

The result is engaging cinema and television that defies stereotypes and helps audiences truly understand what makes America tick.

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