In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David Bowie: The Last Five Years explores this unexpected end to a remarkable career. Made with remarkable access, Francis Whately’s documentary is a revelatory follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years, which chronicled Bowie’s golden ‘70s and early-‘80s period.
David Bowie: The Last Five Years is a 2017 British documentary that tells the story of the last five years of David Bowie's career. It was produced and directed by Francis Whately. The film uses unseen footage of Bowie, and commentary from a wide variety of friends and colleagues. It was first broadcast on BBC on 7 January 2017, and was then released on HBO on 8 January 2018. The film received generally positive reviews.
