michael wadleigh stun documentary couldn not have have well timing and be and a it be and in the right place and the right time ( a defining and culture change moment in the sixty ) . that it an expertly execute piece of filmmaking further indicate the star must have somehow be align . wadleigh show a deep empathy for the men and woman in charge of the festival ( although you can still take him to task for his dishonorable treatment of some of the foot soldier and most notably the port o san man ) as well a the townsfolk of woodstock and new york while and he show just as much passion for the music . the camera seem to be everywhere important and wadleigh use of split screen photography have perhaps never be equal while the editing ( some of which be do by martin scorsese and his future editor and wife and thelma schoonmaker ) be tight with nothing wasteful make it to the screen . some of it a little dated ( can you remember joan baez husband last name . ) and some of the music be expose for the sham it really be ( i. e. jefferson airplane ) but if it be release in it current form originally can heat would be today regard a cultural icon and not merely a pop memory . oh and ten year after stand alone . the nearly four hour film just fly by .