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Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album to be reissued with new Spike Lee film

Documentary about the landmark 1979 album will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month.

Documentary about the landmark 1979 album will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival

Michael Jackson 1979 album Off the Wall is being reissued along with a new documentary film by Spike Lee. (Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty)

Michael Jackson's Off the Wall is being reissued with a new Spike Lee documentary about the hallmark 1979 album.

Jackson's estate and publisher Sony Music are rereleasing the 36-year-old album with a DVD of the film Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to 'Off the Wall' on Feb. 26.

The documentary will premiere Jan. 24 at the Sundance Film Festival and will be broadcast Feb. 5 on Showtime.

Off the Wall featured the hits Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock with You.

Filmmaker Spike Lee takes on Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album in a new documentary film. He previously made the movie BAD 25 in 2012. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)
Lee previously directed a documentary about Jackson's Bad album for its 25th anniversary in 2012.

Katherine, Joe, Marlon and Jackie Jackson are among the family members who were interviewed for the new film.

Jackson's estate has released several albums, reissues and soundtracks since his death in 2009 at age 50. His music has remained popular in recent years.

The Recording Industry Association of America and Jackson's estate announced last month that Jackson's Thriller sold 30 million copies in the United States, making him the first artist to attain 30-time multi-platinum status.