Big Easy Express

This article is about the music film. For corresponding tour, see Railroad Revival Tour.

Big Easy Express
Poster depicting winged buffaloes gathered in a grassy field as a red train passes through. The title Big Easy Express by Emmett Malloy appears in bold blue font at the top center, with the featured bands, Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show, listed below.
Big Easy Express Movie Poster
Directed byEmmett Malloy
Produced by
  • Bryan Ling
  • Tim Lynch
  • Mike Luba
Starring
CinematographyGiles Dunning
Edited by
  • Matt Murphy
Music byMumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show
Distributed byS2BN Films
Release dates
  • March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17) (SXSW)
  • June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) (United States - iTunes)
Running time
66 Minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Big Easy Express is a music film by the three folk and americana bands: Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and Mumford & Sons. This Emmett Malloy film follows the three bands on their joint April 2011 Railroad Revival Tour. The film won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Music Film.

Release and Reception

The film debuted on March 17th, the final night of the 2012 SXSW film festival to positive critical reviews.[1][2] The film also won the Headliner Audience Award at SXSW that year.[3][4]

Despite the commercial and critical success of the featured bands, Mumford & Sons had received two Grammy nominations the previous year, while recent albums by Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros had charted in the top 100 of the Billboard 200, Big Easy Express did not follow a traditional theatrical release strategy. Instead, the film employed a "running-in-reverse" distribution model, launching first on iTunes in 50 countries on June 26, 2012, followed by a DVD release on July 24, and concluding with a theatrical release several months later.[5] The theatrical release was facilitated through a partnership between Magnolia Pictures and Gathr, which used an audience-demand model allowing viewers to reserve screenings in theaters across the United States [6] Followed by a digital release, the film continued to receive favorable reviews.[7]

In 2013, Big Easy Express was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Music Film.[8]

References

  1. ^ "BIG EASY EXPRESS SXSW PREMIERE DETAILS". Mumford & Sons. February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Jeff Miller (March 18, 2012). "SXSW 2012: Mumford and Sons Doc 'Big Easy Express' Brings Festival to a Close". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Smith, Nigel (February 1, 2012). "SXSW Film Announces 2012 Features Lineup; 'Big Easy Express' to Close Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. ^ Fernandez, Jay (March 19, 2012). "SXSW 2012: 'Big Easy Express' Wins Headliner Audience Award: Emmett Malloy's film follows folk rock bands on the road". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  5. ^ Dale, Austin (June 26, 2012). "Rock Doc 'Big Easy Express' Launches Worldwide on iTunes Today, Months Before Theatrical Run". IndieWire.
  6. ^ Ahmadyar, Krystle (April 20, 2013). "Bidder70 Screening and Live Feed with Tim DeChristopher". Women Eco Artists Dialog. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  7. ^ Bob Boilen (June 27, 2012). "'Big Easy Express': Three Bands, One Train, A Ton Of Music". NPR. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ^ Emmett Malloy (February 10, 2013). Big Easy Express Wins Best Long Form Music Video (Video). Grammy.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

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