Netflix drops first trailer for Avicii documentary that reveals new details about his tragic death
Netflix has released the first trailer for their upcoming documentary Avicii - I’m Tim which promises to share new details on the musician's devastating death in 2018.
Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, shot to fame in 2011 with his hit electronic track 'Levels', as well as singles such as 'Wake Me Up' and 'I Could Be the One', before tragically passing away at the age of 28 in Oman after taking his own life.
Over six years on from Bergling's death, Netflix has now announced a release date for the documentary Avicii - I’m Tim.
Watch the trailer below:
Advert
Sharing details about what viewers can expect to learn from the documentary, Netflix promised that fans will 'get to know Tim - the boy behind Avicii - for the first time' via a series of previous narrations from Bergling as well as interviews from family and friends.
"This is the unlikely story of Tim Bergling, a shy and insecure boy who, without realising it, suddenly created one of the world's most loved artists - Avicii," the synopsis reads.
"Through unique home movies and a huge private archive, we get to follow Tim on a winding journey through life - from the very first breath at the maternity ward in Stockholm in 1989 to the tragic end in Oman in 2018. This is a film where Tim himself is the narrator and he shares his inner self in a way we haven't heard before.
"Through himself and everyone close to him - family, artist colleagues and best friends - we get to know Tim - the boy behind Avicii - for the first time."
What can viewers expect?
I'm Tim, directed by Henrik Burman, details where Avicii grew up in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and was so shielded from the outside world that he spent most of his first 19 years in a five-block radius, which included his school.
The documentary is 1 hour and 35 minutes long and will explore Bergling's early years as well as the gruelling impact that touring was beginning to have on his mental and physical health.
As well as the artist himself from old clips and interviews, the film also features interviews with his close family and friends, and his close peers within the music industry such as Coldplay's Chris Martin and American musician Nile Rogers.
They also emphasised the toll that his touring took on him, and the impacts of becoming famous before the age of 20.
When will the documentary be released?
I'm Tim premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9 and will be available to stream on Netflix on 31 December. The streaming site will also allow fans a chance to relive Avicii's final performance in Ibiza's Ushuaïa with Avicii - My Last Show.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, please don’t suffer alone. Call Samaritans for free on their anonymous 24-hour phone line on 116 123.
Brenna Cooper