This year, Talking Heads’ concert film Stop Making Sense turns 30. To mark the occasion, Palm Pictures is releasing the film digitally and giving it a limited theatrical run.

Directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and produced by Gary Goetzman (The Silence of the Lambs, Where the Wild Things Are), Stop Making Sense subverted the typical concert film with long shots, lack of audience footage, and minimal lighting. The focus remained entirely on the band as they supported the release of Speaking In Tongues with a bare-bones stage setup and performances of “Psycho Killer”, “Heaven”, “Once in a Lifetime”, and “Girlfriend Is Better”. It was shot over three days at Hollywood, CA’s Pantages Theater in 1983.



Starting in May, screenings of the film will be shown in 27 different cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Meanwhile, on July 15th, it will receive its first-ever digital release through Palm.

Below, watch a montage of the film:

Stop Making Sense Theatrical Run:

05/22 – Pleasantville, NY @ Jacob Burns

05/23-06/05 – Ogden, UT @ Art House Cinema 502

06/04-05 – Brooklyn, NY @ BAM

06/07 – Portland, OR @ Reed College

06/13-14 – Kansas City, MO @ Tivoli Theatre

06/13-19 – Missoula, MT @ Roxy

06/16 – Rochester, NY @ Little Theater

06/18-20 – Los Angeles, CA @ New Beverly

06/18 – Columbus, OH @ Gateway Film Center

06/22 – Columbus, OH @ Gateway Film Center

06/19-22 – Oak Cliff, TX @ Texas Theatre

06/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Phoenix Center for the Arts

07/01-31 – Vancouver, BC @ Vancity

07/03 – Littleton, CO @ Alamo

07/04-05 – Troy, OH @ Mayflower

07/10 – Yonkers, NY @ Alamo

07/14 – Austin, TX @ Alamo Ritz

07/15 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Alamo

07/17 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Alamo

08/01-03 – Seattle, WA @ SIFF Cinema

08/06 – Lexington, KY @ Kentucky Theatre

08/14 – Houston, TX @ Miller Outdoor Theatre

08/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Music Box

08/16 – Chicago, IL @ Music Music Box

08/22-24 – Kansas City, MO @ Armour

09/06 – New Orleans, LA @ Shotgun Cinema

09/06 – Silver Spring, MD @ AFI Silver

09/08 – Silver Spring, MD @ AFI Silver

09/19 – Kansas City, MO @ Kansas City Public Library

TBD – Kingston, Canada @ Screening Room Cinema

TBD – Los Angeles, CA @ Oscar Theatre

TBD – Huntington, NY @ Cinema Arts Center

TBD – Portland, OR @ Academy Theater

TBD – Portland, OR @ Northwest Film Center

TBD – Memphis, TN @ Indie Memphis

TBD – Nashville, TN @ Belcourt Theater