[1] The film explores the genesis of this unique artistic collaboration by fusing the music, poetry, and dance of "Common People" with interviews by William Shatner, Ben Folds, Margo Sappington, and Henry Rollins.

[1][2][4] The documentary had a very well received World Premiere at the Nashville Film Festival in April 2009, where it won the President's Impact Award.

Variety magazine called the film "surprisingly revealing" and indieWire reviewed that "Shatner comes across as a true original."

[5] In 2013, as an April Fool's Day prank, Netflix created a new genre called "Surreal Ballets Based on a William Shatner Album" and listed the film 50 times in each user's account.

[6] The world television premiere was a multi-platform release through EPIX, a joint venture between Paramount Pictures, MGM, and Lionsgate.