This Is the Life (2008 film)
This is the Life | |
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Directed by | Ava DuVernay |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Isaac Klotz |
Edited by | Spencer Averick Krishna Devine |
Music by | Omid |
Distributed by | Forward Movement |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
This is the Life is a 2008 documentary film directed by
Interviewees include
Good Life Cafe
The Good Life Health Food Centre's weekly
Festivals and awards
This is the Life made its world premiere as a work-in-progress to a sold-out audience at the Pan-African International Film Festival in February 2008, capturing the Audience Award for Best Documentary and Special Jury mention for general documentary excellence.
The documentary went on to win Audience Awards at ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto and Langston Hughes African-American Film Festival in Seattle. The film was selected for the invitation-only National Black Arts Festival in June 2008 in Atlanta.
On July 31, 2008, the award-winning documentary debuted as a finished work at Allison Anders' 'Don't Knock The Rock' film series in Los Angeles to a sold-out audience.
Other official festival selections include: National Black Arts Festival, BET's UrbanWorld Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, Black Lily Film & Music Festival, Arizona Black Film Showcase and Roxbury Film Festival.
Reviews
LA Weekly wrote "This is the Life vaults into the upper echelons of must-see hip-hop documentaries. It's smart, informative, and hugely important historically".[1] Variety wrote, "The docu is clearly the product of real love, bubbling over with enthusiastic performances and an indelible sense of place".[2] The Los Angeles Times called the film, "A rich narrative of praise, clarification, brother-and-sisterhood and the birth of cool".[3]
Distribution
Director Ava DuVernay self-distributed This is the Life through her Forward Movement banner. The film opened theatrically in Los Angeles on March 10, 2009, and premiered on Showtime in May 2009.
References
External links
- Official website
- This Is the Life at IMDb