Instead of clearing up misconceptions about the annual desert bacchanalia, HBO's docuseries confirms them
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Instead of clearing up misconceptions about the annual desert bacchanalia, HBO's docuseries confirms them
Senior Culture Critic
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July 24, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)
Directors Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi chronicle the highs and lows of the festival, which sees tens of thousands of artists…
Filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi set out to make a docuseries about the Nevada desert festival. Instead, they tell…
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The four-part docuseries from filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi uses five years of intimate access to ask what happens…
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