David Bowie ‘Blackstar’ Miniseries to Premiere on Instagram

“…The latest David Bowie tribute will have a heavy social media component. This Thursday marks the start of UNBOUND: A ★ InstaMiniSeries, “a journey of evocative images inspired by the… music, lyrics and artwork” from Bowie’s ★ album. The 16 episode series features Tavi Gevinson, whose role is labelled simply “protagonist,” and the actress Patricia…

“Still missing David Bowie? Us too. But you can now relive his legacy through a series of Instagram videos. Unbound is a web series of 15-second episodes that will air exclusively on Instagram, and it’s based on his last album, Blackstar.” – Full article here.

“David Bowie’s Blackstar has been turned into an Instagram miniseries, and the first episode debuted yesterday (February 25). Titled Unbound, the 16-part series features “evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the album’s music, lyrics and artwork,” and not a “literal, linear narrative,” according to a press release on Bowie’s website. There’s a lot going on in this…

“David Bowie’s last album Blackstar has been transformed into an Instagram miniseries approved by the singer months before his death. InstaMiniSeries said Bowie gave them “unique pre-release access” to Blackstar, allowing them to create their “own visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part”. A preview of the 16-episode series,…

“David Bowie is dead, long live David Bowie. His creativity and commitment to reinvention and originality lives on in artists, musicians, and filmmakers the world over. The filmmakers at Instagram’s InstaMiniSeries got the chance to orbit closer to Bowie’s celestial body than most who claim him as inspiration, for a new project called Unbound.” Full article here.