Oasis Documentary Brings the Gallagher Reunion to Venice

Oasis turned its unlikely reunion into a big-screen story at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, where “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” arrived for its world premiere. The documentary follows the band’s Live ’25 comeback and the gradual rebuilding of Liam and Noel Gallagher’s relationship after a 15-year split.

The brothers appeared together at the festival photocall but did not attend the press conference. Instead, creator Steven Knight and co-directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace introduced a film built around the tension that made the tour such a cultural event: nobody knew whether the Gallaghers could truly function together again.

The cameras were there before the stadiums

The production began inside rehearsals, where roughly a dozen hidden cameras were used to capture the band finding its rhythm without making every exchange feel staged. The filmmakers then expanded to about 18 cameras for the live performances, giving the movie both an intimate view of the reunion and the scale of packed stadium shows.

Across 12 concerts on three continents, the documentary tracks more than a successful nostalgia tour. It includes previously unseen rehearsal and backstage material, along with Liam and Noel’s first joint interview in more than 20 years. Southern and Lovelace said the music itself became part of the brothers’ renewed connection as the tour progressed.

A reunion story without forced sentiment

Knight described the film as a story of reconciliation, redemption and forgiveness. That does not mean the famously unsentimental brothers suddenly perform their emotions for the camera. The project’s interest lies in smaller shifts: returning to the same room, rebuilding a shared set and allowing the audience’s response to reshape a relationship that had seemed permanently broken.

The film also documents why the comeback reached beyond fans who experienced Oasis in the 1990s. The tour drew younger listeners as well as longtime followers, turning songs associated with one generation into a communal event for another. The result is both a concert movie and a record of how a band’s mythology can outlast its internal collapse.

“Don’t Look Back in Anger” opens in select theaters on September 11. It is scheduled to stream later this year on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally, extending the reunion from stadium crowds to a much wider audience.