The UK Premiere of the animated film Piece by Piece by director Morgan Neville is the Closing Night Gala of the 68th BFI London Film Festival taking place October 9-20, 2024. Piece by Piece follows the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams, all told through the lens of LEGO animation.
Directed by Academy Award winning documentarian Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom), Piece by Piece animated biopic explores the life and work of Pharrell Williams in a medium that Williams himself suggested in early conversations with the director, who describes the choice of LEGO animation as a metaphor for how Williams see the world – in groundbreaking and deeply creative ways.
Featuring a star-studded cast rendered in LEGO alongside Williams, including Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Gwen Stefani, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg, Piece by Piece charts the cultural phenomenon that is Williams, from humble beginnings in Virginia Beach and his early career as a producer in The Neptunes and performer in N.E.R.D., to become one of the most prolific and successful artists working today.
Director Morgan Neville said, “The BFI London Film Festival has been supportive of my career for a long time, with my first time screening there being over twenty years ago. Bringing Piece by Piece to the LFF means the world to me, and getting to be the closing night gala is the cherry on top of this huge honor. I’m thrilled to celebrate this film with the London audience.”
Piece by Piece will close the BFI London Film Festival on October 20, and will be released in UK cinemas on November 8th.