It's Only Life After All Explained

It's Only Life After All
Director:Alexandria Bombach
Editing:Alexandria Bombach
Distributor:Oscilloscope
Runtime:123 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$228,790[2] [3]

It's Only Life After All is a 2023 American documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Alexandria Bombach. It follows the lives and careers of the band Indigo Girls. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2023, and was released on April 10, 2024, by Oscilloscope.

Premise

Explores the lives, careers, and activism of the band Indigo Girls.

Production

In May 2020, it was announced Alexandria Bombach would direct a documentary film revolving around Indigo Girls.[4] Initially the documentary was set to follow the band on tour in a Cinéma vérité style, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the film was made.[5] During post-production, Bombach had 1,000 hours of footage to work with.[6] [7]

Release

It's Only Life After All had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2023.[8] It also screened at South by Southwest on March 14, 2023.[9] [10] and Tribeca Festival on June 14, 2023.[11] [12] In December 2023, Oscilloscope acquired distribution rights to the film.[13] It was released on April 10, 2024.[14]

Reception

Critical reception

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Robyn Bahr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The rare confessional rockumentary that envelops you like a soft blanket."[17] Jude Dry of IndieWire gave the film a B+ writing: "Brimming with previously unseen footage and refreshingly frank interviews with the artists, it’s an adoring opus befitting two long overlooked musicians and activists."[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It's Only Life After All. Sundance Film Festival. January 22, 2023.
  2. It's Only Life After All (2024) . 10 June 2024.
  3. It's Only Life After All (2024) . Its-Only-Life-After-All-(2024) . 10 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Indigo Girls Documentary in the Works (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Etan. Vlessing. May 18, 2020. January 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: Sundance Indigo Girls Doc Director Alexandria Bombach on Getting the Film Made and the Independent Spirit. Variety. Addie. Morfoot. January 19, 2023. January 22, 2023.
  6. Web site: Indigo Girls Look Back on Band's LGBTQ History in Sundance Doc: 'We Just Were Ourselves' (Video). The Wrap. Kristen. Lopez. January 21, 2023. January 22, 2023.
  7. It's Only Life After All. its_only_life_after_all. m. January 22, 2023.
  8. Web site: Sundance-Bound Indigo Girls Documentary Unveils First Look (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Addie. Morfoot. January 18, 2023. March 4, 2024.
  9. Web site: It's Only Life After All . April 7, 2023 . South by Southwest.
  10. Web site: Reul . Katie . February 1, 2023 . Donald Glover's 'Swarm' Series, Apple's 'Tetris' Movie Among Second Wave of SXSW Film and TV Programming . April 7, 2023 . Variety.
  11. Web site: It's Only Life After All. Tribeca Festival. March 4, 2024.
  12. Web site: Tribeca Film Festival 2023: New Movies From Michael Shannon, Jacob Elordi and Chelsea Peretti to Premiere. Variety. Rebecca. Rubin. April 18, 2023. March 4, 2024.
  13. Web site: Indigo Girls Documentary Coming to Theaters in 2024. Consequence. Abby. Jones. December 19, 2023. March 4, 2024.
  14. Web site: It's Only Life After All. It's Only Life After All. March 6, 2024.
  15. Web site: It's Only Life After All. Rotten Tomatoes. May 17, 2024.
  16. Web site: It's Only Life After All. Metacritic. May 17, 2024.
  17. Web site: ‘It’s Only Life After All’ Review: The Indigo Girls Look Back in a Heartfelt Doc. The Hollywood Reporter. Robyn. Bahr. January 20, 2023. May 17, 2024.
  18. Web site: ‘It’s Only Life After All’ Review: Adoring Indigo Girls Documentary Proves the Power of Two. IndieWire. Jude. Dry. January 19, 2023. May 17, 2024.

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