Q&A: Avicii documentary director on celebrating the late, ‘timeless’ DJ without exploiting his death

NEW YORK — Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago. It was a tragedy that reverberated around the world — much like his music, which brought unexpected genres and collaborators into his melodic EDM through forward-thinking, chart-topping hits like “Wake Me Up!” and “Hey Brother.” On Dec. 31, two new movies, a short concert film captured at what became his final performance, “Avicii — My Last Show,” and a full-length documentary, “Avicii — I’m Tim,” will premiere on Netflix. “To know people around Tim,” he says, was the only way “to know Tim.” Burman discussed Avicii’s life, career and legacy with The Associated Press. AP: The structure is compelling; it really focuses on Avicii’s life and his biggest songs that shifted genre — you avoid casting his career as “it was the 2010s and EDM BURMAN: I had access to a lot of material. and see what happens.’ And then people liked me again.” And when he told that story, he was like, “That’s a really important story.