From the Sky Down is a 2011 American
documentary film directed by
Davis Guggenheim about
rock band
U2 and the production of their 1991 album
Achtung Baby. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. The band were filmed during a return visit to
Hansa Studios in Berlin where parts of the album were recorded, and during rehearsals in
Winnipeg for the
Glastonbury Festival 2011. The film contains unreleased scenes from the group's 1988 motion picture
Rattle and Hum, along with archival footage and stills from the
Achtung Baby recording sessions. Development of the album's emblematic song "
One" is recounted through the replaying of old recording tapes.