Amazing Grace film was initially scheduled for a 1972 release together with Warner Bros.'s Super Fly.[16][8] In 2007, producer Alan Elliott purchased the raw footage.[3][8] Subsequently, sound editor/mixer Serge Perron successfully synchronized the sound with all the film footage.[17][18][19] Once all the sound and footage were synchronized, Jeff Buchanan edited the film.[19] Now pared down to 87 minutes, the film was scheduled for a 2011 release.