20 Feet from Stardom

20 Feet from Stardom is a 2013 American documentary film directed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville and was 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.

On January 17, 2013, the film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. At Sundance, the film was acquired by RadiusThe Weinstein Company and was released nationwide on June 14, 2013. The film was also acquired for international distribution by Elle Driver Wild Bunch. The film was screened at many film festivals in 2013 including South by Southwest Film Festival, TrueFalse Film Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Philadelphia Music Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival, San Francisco Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, among others.20 Feet from Stardom received nearly universal positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 99 approval rating with an average rating of 8.110 based on 110 reviews. Metacritic gave the film an 83 out of 100 rating based onreviews, indicating universal acclaim. ........

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