Jimi Hendrix Biopic Starring André 3000 Among SXSW 2014 Films
Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in 'All Is By My Side'. Darko Entertainment By Kory Grow January 31, 2014 4:35 PM ET Following its premiere at the Toronto Film festival last September, All Is By My Side – the Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast 's André 3000 as the guitar icon – is one of many music films that will receive their U.S. debuts during South by Southwest's film festival in March, according to Billboard . The film focuses on the period between Hendrix's start as a New York City backing musician to the time right before his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Read Tom Morello's Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, the Greatest Guitarist of All Time Director and writer John Ridley, who wrote the screenplay for 12 Years a Slave , conceived the story eight years ago after hearing Hendrix's "Sending My Love to Linda." Wanting ...