Watch the trailer for the new documentary focusing on Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band

Steven Van Zandt will be the focus of a new documentary focusing on the career of the E Street Band rocker and The Sopranos actor.

Stevie Van Zandt: Student will premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film festival before moving to HBO on June 22.

The first trailer for the Bill Teck-directed documentary features many of Van Zandt's peers praising the guitarist in the film, including Paul McCartney, Eddie Vedder, Bill Wyman, Bono, Darlene Love, Joan Jett, Peter Gabriel and, of course, . , Bruce Springsteen.

“He was a great performer, a great songwriter, a great producer,” Springsteen says in the trailer. “We were so close, I only wanted him near me. He just became my rock n' roll brother, instantly.”

“Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film traces Van Zandt's career as a producer, musician, songwriter, activist, actor and more, from the clubs of Asbury Park, NJ to arenas and stadiums to the Bada Bing Club. and the Underground Garage,” the film's synopsis reads.

“A portrait of a true renaissance man and passionate activist, Stevie Van Zandt: Student chronicles the artist throughout his remarkable career while illuminating the influential and enduring legacy he continues to have as a passionate champion of rock 'n' roll and social justice.”

The documentary also features interviews with Sopranos creator David Chase and Van Zandt's co-star Vincent Pastore, as well as other New Jersey rock legends such as Richie Sambora and Southside Johnny.

Pupil also examines Van Zandt's work as an activist, notably his role in the Sun City protest in apartheid-era South Africa. “There's something unique about rock in the way it communicates emotion, inspiration and motivation,” Van Zandt says in the trailer.

Later this year, Van Zandt will also appear in the documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Bandwhich goes behind the scenes of the E Street Band's tour preparation process, premiering on Hulu and Disney+ this October.