Which festival did the documentary film Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music document?

The documentary film Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music documented Woodstock 1969.

The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh and released in 1970. It records performances and scenes from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair held in August 1969 near Bethel, New York. The concert’s lineup included Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, and many other performers.

Woodstock was edited with split-screen images, crowd footage, and behind-the-scenes material, giving audiences who were not present a vivid account of the event. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and became a major part of Woodstock’s cultural legacy.

The film is sometimes confused with later Woodstock anniversary festivals, especially Woodstock ’94 and Woodstock ’99. Those were separate events held decades later. The original documentary focuses on the 1969 festival and its unusually large audience, difficult weather, and influential performances.