
Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (2025) is a powerful documentary that sheds light on one of the most shocking disasters in recent entertainment history: the 2021 Astroworld festival tragedy. Directed by Yemi Bamiro, the film features exclusive interviews with survivors, medical personnel, event staff, and attendees, offering a raw and emotional look into the events that left ten people dead and hundreds injured.
Over the course of its 1 hour and 20 minutes runtime, Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (2025) carefully reconstructs the timeline of that fatal night, examining the breakdown in safety protocols, the organizational failures, and the delayed institutional response. The documentary also delves into the lasting trauma experienced by victims and their families, as well as the ongoing legal and cultural aftermath.
Told with honesty and sensitivity, this documentary is not only a retelling of a tragic event but a call for accountability and change in how large-scale music festivals are planned and managed. Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (2025) is essential viewing for those seeking to understand the full scope of what happened—both in the chaos of the moment and in the silence that followed.