THE BEST SUMMER

Tamra Davis’ THE BEST SUMMER is an intimate, unfiltered document of a 1995-96 tour across Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia with Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Pavement, Rancid, The Amps, and Bikini Kill.

Thirty years later, rediscovering the raw, unseen footage sitting forgotten in storage, Davis realised she was holding something irreplaceable: an unfiltered record of a musical era that existed just before everyone carried a camera in their pocket.

Shot handheld from Davis' own point of view, the film moves effortlessly from stages to tour buses to candid backstage moments, capturing an artist community at a formative moment - not through the lens of nostalgia, but through the instinct of a filmmaker who was simply there.

THE BEST SUMMER is a loving scrapbook of youth, rock and friendship - a joyous, revealing time capsule of alternative music's golden era, standing as a testament to trusting your instincts and making the film only you can tell.

An Official Selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and Tribeca Festival

English