Jonathan Demme concludes Neil Young film trilogy

In 1971, Neil Young gave one of his most memorable concerts at Massey Hall in Toronto, where he unveiled many songs that would end up on his landmark Harvest album.

Forty years later, Young was back on the same stage for two concerts this week on May 10 and 11. His performance featured many of his classics, including Down by the River, Ohio, Cinnamon Girl, and Helpless.

The concerts marked the final performances for this year’s highly successful Le Noise tour, and were captured on film by none other than Jonathan Demme, the director of Silence of the Lambs, which won the best picture Oscar in 1992.

By filming these two concerts, Demme will close out his trilogy of Neil Young films which debuted in the previous decade: Heart of Gold (2006) and Trunk Show (2009).

Before his illustrious film career (Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married), Demme got his start shooting music videos for artists like New Order in the 1980s.

Demme’s film based on the 2011 Massey Hall concerts is due for release later this year.