Sara Bareilles: Good Grief releases trailer and will hit theaters on September 2
August 13, 2026
August 13, 2026— Following sold-out screenings and a rousing Beacon Theatre premiere and performance by Sara Bareilles at this summer’s Tribeca Festival, Josh Alexander’s feature documentary, SARA BAREILLES: GOOD GRIEF, will receive a nationwide release this fall. The doc will open in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and over 35 other cities across the US on September 2. The film boasts marquee executive producers including legendary singer, songwriter, and activist Alecia Moore, aka P!NK, New York Times bestselling author, activist and producer Glennon Doyle and Olympian, author and podcast host Abby Wambach, and will be distributed by mTuckman Media.
A full list of cities set to screen the film is available here.
The film offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of Bareilles’ return to the recording studio with close friends for the first time in seven years—a cinematic document of her creative process that becomes a profoundly personal, ultimately hopeful meditation on loss, grief and the power of music to heal. A masterclass in creativity, community and vulnerability, the documentary serves as a reminder of music’s extraordinary power to connect us to ourselves and to each other.
“From the moment Sara invited me to come film her and some close friends working on her first new album in 7 years, I knew I was in for something magical,” said writer/director Josh Alexander. “I just never could have known how truly nourishing and life-changing the week would be for all of us who were lucky enough to be there to experience it and capture it. I’m just overjoyed that audiences will now get a chance to see this tender film in theaters and in community, while also listening to this gorgeous album and hopefully seeing Sara on tour this fall.”
“The film intimately captures the making of what has turned out to be my most vulnerable and personal project to date, and I’m so proud to share it,” said Bareilles. “It feels like a sister piece to the album, something that makes the music richer and deeper. We held nothing back, and I’m so proud of the honesty, art, confessions, and connections that live inside this film. It has ultimately made me feel closer to my fans, my friends, and myself.”
The release coincides with the debut of Bareilles’s album of the same name on August 28, as well as a headlining tour through the fall. Together, these three elements collectively create a fully immersive and companioned experience, capturing a songwriter and singer at a peak moment in her artistic life and storytelling power.
SARA BAREILLES: GOOD GRIEF is a Group Effort Films and Naked Edge Films production in association with The deNovo Institute. Daniel J. Chalfen serves as producer along with Alexander. Executive producers alongside P!NK, Doyle and Wambach are Jim Butterworth, Dawn Bonder, Marci Wiseman, Robyn Grew, Gail Moore, Chandra Jessee, Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Trevor Burgess, James Costa and Monika Parekh. The film is co-executive produced by Jenn Lee Smith and co-produced by Jonathan Finegold.
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SARA BAREILLES—GOOD GRIEF
1. Home
2. Just a Kid
3. Still Crying
4. A Love Story
5. Hands Off My Body
6. Ladies In A Line
7. Heartland
8. Capsize Me
9. Nervous Breakdown
10. Idiot Heart
11. Say Leave
12. Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. Brandi Carlile)
13. Forever
14. Wind Is the Weather
SARA BAREILLES LIVE
September 9—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 10—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 12—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem
September 13—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem
September 15—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
September 16—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
September 18—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 19—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 21—Philadelphia, PA—The Met
September 22—Philadelphia, PA—The Met
September 24—Atlanta, GA—Fox Theatre
September 25—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre
September 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
September 28—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
September 30—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatre
October 2—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
October 4—Denver, CO—Bellco Theatre
October 6—Austin, TX—Bass Concert Hall
October 7—Houston, TX—The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
October 8—Houston, TX—The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
October 12—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 13—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 14—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 16—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 17—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
