Earlier this month we reported the exciting news that Martin Scorsese is involved in an authorized documentary on the Grateful Dead. The film, which will be produced in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary, will be directed by acclaimed documentarian Amir Bar-Lev, with Grateful Dead archivist David Lemeiux working as musical director.Now, it seems that the people behind the movie are looking for Deadheads to help with the project by submitting home movies, photos and other things related the culture that evolved around the legendary band.

JamBase has pointed out a post on former Grateful Dead manager Sam Cutler’s Facebook page that reads:

FOR ALL YOU DEADHEADS OUT THERE !!!
YOU could be featured in the upcoming GD documentary!

Hey now! As you may have recently heard, the Grateful Dead have partnered with executive producer Martin Scorsese and director Amir Bar-Lev to produce a career-spanning
documentary film in advance of their 50th Anniversary in 2015. The producers have been working closely with the Dead, as well as Justin Kreutzmann and David Lemieux, to put together a project we expect you’ll be hearing much more about in the coming months.

Because so much of the Dead’s story involves YOU, the Dead Heads, we want you to be involved. We’re looking for submissions of:

Photos / home videos of you / your friends on tour with the Grateful Dead 

Photos / home videos of Grateful Dead taping culture 
_Grateful Dead performance footage_

News footage of the Grateful Dead

Important Notes:

Please do not send any photos or videos initially, please only send us a short note telling us what you have available including show date, and a general description (example: “6/10/73, RFK Stadium parking lot footage of my friends and me before the show, shot on Super 8 sound film”).

We must know what years the material was shot, what format it was shot in, and what format it is currently in. (i.e. super 8, mini DVD, etc.) Please let us know if this footage is a dub, original, edited, or a camera original. Please let us know if you are the sole rights holder for the material.

Please let us know if you’re capable of digitizing and uploading the material. If we use the material in the final film we will pay you a licensing fee and give you credit.

Send your photo and video/film listings to us at [email protected] and we’ll be in touch if we’d like to see your photos or footage. Just to reiterate: Please do not send any attachments, the server will automatically reject anything but an email.

Thank you,