20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
June 14, 2013Release Date
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
June 14, 2013Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Darlene Love
Self
Merry Clayton
Self
Lisa Fischer
Self
Claudia Lennear
Self
Judith Hill
Self
Lou Adler
Self
Tata Vega
Self
Stevvi Alexander
Self
Patti Austin
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Chris Botti
Self
Bette Midler
Self
Todd Boyd
Self
Sting
Self
Carole Childs
Self
Morgan Neville
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 14, 2013
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$5,892,466
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Wiki.
20 Feet from Stardom (stylized in the film's title sequence as Twenty Feet from Stardom) is a 2013 American documentary film directed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville and produced by Gil Friesen, a music industry executive whose curiosity to know more about the lives of background singers inspired the making of the film. Using archival footage and new interviews, it details the behind-the-scenes experiences of such backup singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Jo Lawry, Claudia Lennear, and Tata Vega. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards, 23 years after In the Shadow of the Stars (1991), a similar documentary that focused on the members of an opera chorus, won the same award.
Lisa Fischer has said of backup singing: "I reject the notion that the job you excel at is somehow not enough to aspire to, that there has to be something more. I love supporting other artists." She added: "Some people will do anything to be famous. I just wanted to sing."In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It is the eighth film designated in its first year of eligibility, as well as the second most recently released film in the Registry.