Here is a list of Johnny's known participation in music-related documentaries.   See more details below, and please click images to enlarge. 

Interviewee/Archive Footage/Performer 1992    Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special 1998    Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State Of The Union 2001    Music Behind The Scenes (archive footage) 2004    Taraf de Haïdouks Live At Union Chapel 2006    Gypsy Caravan AKA When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan 2007    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream 2008    Rock And A Hard Place: Another Night At The Agora (not yet released) 2012    West Of Memphis 2012?   Sunset Strip Narrator 2010    When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors Director 2011    Untitled Keith Richards Documentary (not yet released) without Johnny's planned participation 2007    Do It For Johnny Depp (not yet released)

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1) Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special (1992)

     This was a television documentary to mark the 25th anniversary of Rolling Stone magazine.  Johnny appears only very briefly, and he doesn't get a chance to speak about music per se.  In one brief clip, he remarks about how uncomfortable it is to pose for photographs, and in a second, he says that he was shocked when he made it to the cover of the magazine (in January of 1991).

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2) Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (1998)

     This television documentary was shown on ABC on May 21, 1998.  Johnny is credited on IMDb as a participant.  Here is a description found by Maggy from the initial airing:

     In addition to speaking about fame, Johnny comments on the violence facing today's youth, as well as his love and value of music.

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3) Music Behind the Scenes (2001)

     This is a listing on IMDb that includes Johnny (as archive footage) in the credits.  It appears to be a miniseries that aired in the UK in 2001 and in Finland in 2004.  After years of searching for more information, I have found an Australian ad that describes the miniseries as a look at how music is incorporated into films.  Johnny isn't mentioned specifically, but Donnie Brasco is listed as one of the films covered in the episode Suspense, and Edward Scissorhands is listed for the episode Independents.  Therefore, presumably, Johnny is being credited for the archive footage shown from those two films.

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4) Taraf de Haïdouks Live At Union Chapel, from The Continuing Adventures Of Taraf de Haïdouks: The DVD (2004)

     Taraf de Haïdouks is a Romani band with whom Johnny appeared in the 2000 Sally Potter film, The Man Who Cried.  This part interview, part performance film features Johnny in three segments, discussing the first time he met Taraf de Haïdouks, turning on musician friends of his to the band, and specifically, the reactions of Iggy Pop and Jim Jarmusch upon seeing Taraf for the first time.

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5) Gypsy Caravan AKA When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan (2006)

     Screened on May 1, 2006 at the Tribeca Film Festival.  The film is a brief look into Romani culture and Rom (Gypsies) from around the globe as five famous Romani groups (Esma Redzepova, Maharaja, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Taraf de Haïdouks, and Antonio el Pipa Flamenco Ensemble) tour the USA and Canada.  The film visits their families at home in Spain, India, Macedonia and Romania.  Johnny participates in this film discussing Taraf de Haïdouks.  The film has been released in the US, Europe and Japan, and continues to screen in select theaters.  It also aired on television on select PBS stations in the spring of 2008.  The DVD was released in Region 2 in April of 2008 and Region 1 on August 26, 2008.  Extra bonus materials include an extended 11 minute interview with Johnny.

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6) Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

     Made its debut January 20, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.  The film celebrates the life of the late legendary frontman of The Clash and more recently The Mescaleros. The film was made by Julien Temple. Johnny is one of the contributors, along with former Clash members Mick Jones and Topper Headon, and many other noted musicians and actors such as Bono, Steve Jones, John Cusack and Matt Dillon.  Most of the interviews were conducted in front of a bonfire.
     The film had additional screenings across the pond, including the Dublin Film Festival in February of 2007, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Seattle and LA Film Festivals, a number of screenings on May 9, "Joe Strummer Day," and at Cannes (as an unofficial screening?)  It was released theatrically in the UK on May 18, 2007.  It also had US screenings in Brooklyn, Seattle and LA.  The film was released in the US via Independent Film Channel on November 2, 2007, and had a limited theater run through December 2007.  In 2007, the film won the British Independent Film Award for Best British Documentary.
     The Region 2 DVD was released on Sept. 17, 2007, and the Region 1 DVD was released on July 8, 2008.
     Screencaps thanks to Liz/Endora:

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7) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:  Runnin' Down A Dream (2007)

     This documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Johnny is one of the participants, discussing the band in general, his participation in the video for Into The Great Wide Open, and inviting the band to play opening night at the Viper Room.  The 238 minute film was shown at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 14, 2007, in select theaters on Oct. 15, and on the Sundance Channel on Oct. 29.   It was released as a 3DVD/CD bundle exclusively at Best Buy stores on October 16, 2007.  A 2 DVD version of the film, with 3 live bonus performances not included in the Best Buy package, was released on October 28, 2008.  The film won a 2009 Grammy Award (eligibility year 2008) for Best Long Form Music Video.
     Petty says (according to an unsourced quote from a Petty message board):  "It looks pretty great. I think he's mostly based it around the concert we did in Gainesville (Florida) in September. It sort of goes into flashbacks, with lots of archival footage, and then just keeps coming back to the present, whether it's the rehearsals or on the airplane or at the concert in Gainesville."
     Johnny's past ties to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers include starring in the Into The Great Wide Open video and endorsement of the band on MTV in the early 90's.

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8) Rock And A Hard Place: Another Night At The Agora (2008)

     This documentary is about the South Florida music scene of the late 70's and early 80's, about Sheila Witkin as one of the driving forces of that scene, and about the Memorial Reunion Concert that was held in her memory on January 28, 2007 in Pompano Beach, FL.  Johnny participated in this show as a member of The Kids.  A second show was also held on May 20, 2007 at The Scene in Pompano Beach to capture additional footage from Z-Cars, The Cichlids, and Charlie Pickett for inclusion in this documentary. The film had its World Premiere on April 12, 2008, at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in Mizner Park, FL, with a second screening on April 17.  The film also had 4 screenings at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival from Aug. 29-Aug. 31, 2008, including brand new interview footage of all four Kids together.
     As of early 2012, there has not been any word on additional screenings, a theatrical release, or a DVD release.

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9) PLACEHOLDER: West Of Memphis (2012)

     Makes its debut at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2012.  This documentary about the West Memphis Three, made by Peter Jackson, features Johnny.  Johnny appears on stage with Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, Bill Carter, and others on August 28, 2010, as part of the Voices For Justice concert in support of the West Memphis Three.  More info to come!

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10) PLACEHOLDER: Sunset Strip (2012?)

     Johnny is interviewed in this documentary about the legendary Sunset Strip.  Johnny is a former owner of The Viper Room.  The film is expected to be released in 2012.

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1) When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors (2009)

     Johnny narrates this film about the legendary band The Doors. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2009, with a temporary narration by the director, Tom DiCillo.  It also screened with DiCillo's narration on February 7 at the Berlin Film Festival, where the official announcement was made that Johnny would narrate the final version of the film.  DiCillo then made the decision not to screen the film again until Johnny's contribution was added, forcing him to pull out of the South By Southwest Film Festival in March.  Johnny's recording was done sometime between about March 17 and May 20, 2009.  The film screened for the first time with his narration on June 21, 2009 at the Los Angeles Film Festival, with an additional screening on June 24.  DiCillo lauds Johnny's narration as "fantastic" and "crucial": "He brings something very personal to the film." "[Johnny] had been my first choice. My sense was always that the film needed a real actor to perform the narration, someone who could genuinely relate to the Doors and tell the story as if it really meant something to him. He has succeeded."  After attending the screening in Deauville, DiCillo further stated, "Depp’s narration is even stronger than I’d remembered. His presence in the film is quiet, assured, emotional and powerfully intimate."  Doors drummer John Densmore was also quoted in Variety as saying, "It's the inflections; it's so personable. He's an icon like Jim, so he brings something that's closer to Jim."
     When You're Strange is the first feature documentary about this legendary band.  The film contains some never before seen footage of The Doors, who were together from 1965 through Morrison's death in 1971.  It also contains rare footage from Morrison's experimental film, HWY, taken from the original 35 mm negative.
     The film had a private buyers' screening in NYC on June 30 and also one in Paris at around the same time.  It screened at numerous film festivals worldwide in the summer and fall of 2009, including Deauville, San Sebastian, Woodstock, Rio de Janeiro, The Times BFI London, Viennale (Vienna), and Mar del Plata (Argentina). In 2010, it screened in Santa Barbara, London, Dublin, Austin (SXSW), and Aspen.  It won the Audience Award from the SXSW Film Festival in the category, 24 Beats Per Second.
     The film received an R rating from the MPAA: "Rated for some sexual content including references, nudity, drug material and language." When You're Strange had a limited US theatrical release beginning April 9, 2010, with an opening weekend of $66,833 in 8 venues.  It has been released in The Netherlands, France, the UK and several other European countries.  Its television premiere was May 12, 2010 on PBS, as part of the American Masters series.  The DVD was released on June 29.  The film received an RIAA Gold Certification on September 10, 2010 in the category Video, Longform, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video on February 13, 2011.

Johnny Depp on When You're Strange:

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1) Untitled Documentary about Keith Richards (2012?)

     Johnny is directing this documentary, which was filming as of January 30, 2010.  The film, originally given the working title Happy, is now listed as an untitled documentary on IMDb.  As a guest on the Jonathan Ross show, which aired February 26 (see part 1 here), Johnny spoke a little about the documentary:  "It’s a thing that we’ve talked about for a number of years now, that we finally had a moment, the two of us, to get together and do like a first installment if you will, and so basically, all it is is exactly what Keith and I have been doing over the years, is sittin’ around in hotel rooms, talking, gabbing, having a drink, and, we documented it.  So it’s something that we’re doing together, and we did 5 days and it went extremely well.  It was just incredible."  A Phillipine Inquirer piece elaborated a little bit more: "The Keith Richards documentary came about in a very strange way. Keith and I have spent a lot of time together over the years, whenever he’s off the road and I’m off a film. We would usually end up in the living room of his hotel suite or my house or his place in New York. We would talk and I get all these incredible stories that just haven’t made it out there in the world. I suggested to him that maybe we could try something like that on film and he went, ‘Yeah.’ For a number of years, he was like, ‘Yeah, we’ll see.’ Finally, bless him, he deigned to give it a shot so it’s something that we’re doing together."
     In December of 2010, while promoting The Tourist, Johnny briefly mentioned the project for myFOXdetroit.com, saying he thinks of himself more as the "hunter" or the "capturer" of Keith than as the director or producer.  "Keith is being a wild beast that you just sort of document.  You just turn on the camera and let it run out, and feast upon what he has to say."  In January of 2011, in the Entertainment Weekly Music Mix blog, Johnny provided a few tidbits: that they had filmed one "installment," which is presumably what was filmed in January of 2010, which included 35 hours of conversation and performance footage.  The performance footage features Patti Smith, Norah Jones, and members of Keith's band X-Pensive Winos.  He also added that the filming was done by cinematographer Dariusz Wolski.  The plan was to film two more installments; details are not known as to whether this plan was followed, but the film is now listed on IMDb as being in post-production, with a tentative release date of 2012.
     Stay tuned for more news as the project develops.

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