Springsteen Archives At 2020 Asbury Park Music + Film Festival

ASBURY PARK – The Asbury Park Music + Film Festival and the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University announced the return of The Bruce Springsteen Archives taking place at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday, April 25 at 4 p.m. ET.

Tickets are priced at $30.00 and $25.00 can be purchased at apmff.org/tickets, according to a press release from organizers.

Thom Zimny, long-time film director and archivist for Bruce Springsteen, will once again present an exclusive screening of footage of Springsteen from the Thrill Hill Vault spanning from his early years to recent tour highlights. Following the screening, a panel discussion and Q&A will take place moderated by Backstreets editor, Chris Phillips.

Zimny is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist, who recently won an Emmy for outstanding director for SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY [NETFLIX. His most recent feature, WESTERN STARS, was co-directed alongside Bruce Springsteen, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was an official selection at London’s BFI, according to the release.

Zimny has worked with Springsteen for the past 20 years.

"I'm honored to celebrate my 20 year collaboration with Bruce and Jon (Landau) by sharing some of the treasures, both recent and past, from the Springsteen Archives with the fans," said Zimny.

"We are grateful to have Thom Zimny return to present rare concert footage of Bruce Springsteen's live career on stage at this year's Asbury Park Music + Film Festival," said Eileen Chapman, Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University. "Last year's event turned out to be one of the real highlights of the year in Asbury Park and we look forward to another memorable afternoon again on April 25th."

The not-for-profit APMFF will benefit underserved children in Asbury Park and its surrounding areas by providing music education, instruments and social connection opportunities.