In June 2020, it was announced Spike Lee had directed a filmed version of the Broadway performance American Utopia by David Byrne, with HBO distributing.

[4][5] Cinematographers Ellen Kuras and Declan Quinn utilized Sony Venice digital cameras to capture the performance.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Helmed in elegant and exhilarating style by Spike Lee, David Byrne's American Utopia is a concert film that doubles as a joyously cathartic celebration.

"[14] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 92 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Club devotes a lengthy review to American Utopia as "the right movie for 2020", noting how Byrne balances hope in a tumultuous world, writing, "The key to American Utopia's resonance isn’t so much one of joy versus despair as it is connection versus isolation".