Dina (film) explained

Dina
Cinematography:Adam Uhl
Editing:Sofia Subercaseaux
Distributor:The Orchard
Runtime:101 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Dina is an American documentary film about Dina Buno and her partner Scott Levin, both on the autism spectrum.[1]

Production

Dina was directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles.[1] It was edited by Sofia Subercaseaux and is 101 minutes long.[2] [3]

Release

Dina premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Awards

Dina won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize in 2017.[5] It also received the 2017 Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing from the Independent Film Festival Boston,[6] the IDA Award for best feature documentary of the year in 2017,[7] and a special jury prize for honesty and humanity from the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival.[8] Also in 2017 Dan Sickles received the Producer’s Vision Award from the Sun Valley Film Festival for producing the film.[9] Dina Buno and Scott Levin were listed among the 2017 Cinema Eye Honors Unforgettables.[10] The film also received the Utah Film Center’s Peek Award in 2018.[4]

Nominations

Dina was nominated for the Grand Jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest.[11] The song "Best I Can" from the film, written and performed by Michael Cera and featuring Sharon Van Etten, was nominated for Best Song in a Documentary at the 2017 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Review: Dina is a touching, graceful doc about autism and intimacy. The Globe and Mail. 3 November 2017. Wheeler. Brad.
  2. Web site: "Accessing Their Intimacy with Respect": Editor Sofia Subercaseaux on Dina. Filmmaker. Staff. 26 January 2017.
  3. Web site: 'Dina': Film Review | Sundance 2017 | Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com. 22 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Utah Film Center's 7th Peek Award honors Dina, Sundance award-winning documentary | The Utah Review. Les. Roka.
  5. Web site: A Conversation with Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles | Anthem Magazine. anthemmagazine.com.
  6. Web site: IFFBoston - Award Winners. iffboston.org.
  7. Web site: IDA Awards upset: Dina wins best documentary. NON FICTION FILM.
  8. Web site: Sarasota Film Festival announces award winners. Jimmy. Geurts. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  9. Web site: Sun Valley Film Festival handed out bevy of awards. Andy. Kerstetter. Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper.
  10. Web site: Cinema Eye Honors Announces the 2017 UNFORGETTABLES. October 18, 2017. The 2021 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking.
  11. Web site: Film - Dina. Regather.
  12. Web site: Documentary Awards - Critics' Choice AwardsCritics' Choice Awards . Criticschoice.com . 2017-11-29 . 2017-11-12 . https://archive.today/20171112085340/http://www.criticschoice.com/documentary-awards/ . dead .

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