The 30-year odyssey of the Grateful Dead was the most unlikely success story in rock ’n’ roll history. Famously averse to publicity and seemingly incapable of recording radio-friendly hits, they flouted music-industry convention by giving their live music away to a global  network of tape traders and becoming the highest-grossing concert act in America through word of mouth alone.

directed by: Amir Bar-Lev and featuring: Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart