Monterey Pop

Presented free of charge as part of the Nuit blanche à Montréal. The program will be projected in a loop until 1:00 AM. Enter and leave whenever you like!

Summer 1967. Thousands of people flock to Monterey, California, to see Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, Ravi Shankar and many others. In Monterey Pop, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker documents the performances at the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, an event now considered a turning point in American popular culture.

An electrifying concert film that bears witness to a veritable musical revolution, Monterey Pop will be shown free of charge at the Cinéma Public as part of the Nuit blanche à Montréal. The program will be screened in a loop throughout the evening, so you can come and go as you please. Whether you’re a music fan or just curious about this historic event, we invite you to relive the excitement of the Summer of Love through Pennebaker’s lens. Come and vibrate to the sounds of the greatest artists of the era and let yourself be transported by the unforgettable energy of the Monterey Festival!

Detailed program

Monterey Pop — 79 min

Jimi Plays Monterey — 49 min

Shake! Otis at Monterey — 19 min