Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan

Produced in 2003, Borofsky's film documents the making of the Grammy-nominated Bob Dylan tribute album Gotta Serve Somebody, which featured a variety of gospel artists reinterpreting songs from the rock legend's 1979–1981 evangelical period. The film interweaves sometimes partial but mostly complete performances from Aaron Neville, Shirley Caesar, the Chicago Mass Choir, Mighty Clouds of Joy, and others with very brief interview snippets with journalists and participants that shed a little light on Dylan's Christian era and on the performers' backgrounds. Dylan appears in the powerful 1980 debut live performance of "When He Returns," but Borofsky wisely showcases the clearly talented cover artists who make these classic songs their own. The technical quality is marginal, suffering from a slightly muddy sound and occasionally grainy visuals. Bonus features include an animated video of Dylan's title track.