Editing Brian Wilson (section)

==Authorized documentary films==
* ''[[Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times]]'', directed by [[Don Was]], premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in January 1995.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=376}} It features new interviews with Wilson and many other musicians, including [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Sonic Youth]]'s [[Thurston Moore]], who discuss Wilson's life and his music achievements.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=283}}
* ''[[Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile]]'', directed by [[David Leaf]], premiered on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] network in October 2004.{{sfn|Priore|2005|p=177}} It includes interviews with Wilson and dozens of his associates, albeit none of his surviving bandmates from the Beach Boys, who declined to appear in the film.<ref name="Planer">{{cite web|last1=Planer|first1=Lindsey|title=CrutchfieldAdvisor Presents Brian Wilson's SMiLE|url=http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KLMubcfO47D/learn/reviews/20041102/brian_wilson_smile.html|access-date=July 1, 2014|date=November 2, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715000336/http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KLMubcfO47D/learn/reviews/20041102/brian_wilson_smile.html|archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road]]'', directed by Brent Wilson (no relation), premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rock Cellar Magazine Staff |title=Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Shares Poster for 'Long Promised Road,' a New Documentary Film About His Life & Career |url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/brian-wilson-documentary-long-promised-road-poster-tribeca-film-festival/|website=Rock Cellar Magazine |access-date=May 10, 2021 |date=April 27, 2021}}</ref> It is focused on the previous two decades of Wilson's life, with appearances from [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Elton John]], [[Jim James]], [[Nick Jonas]], [[Taylor Hawkins]], [[Don Was]], and [[Jakob Dylan]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Martoccio |first1=Angie |title=Brian Wilson, Ronnie Wood Documentaries Headed to 2020 Tribeca Film Festival |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2020-tribeca-film-festival-brian-wilson-ronnie-wood-961222/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 10, 2021 |date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>