Life Is But a Dream

Life Is But a Dream is a 2013 autobiographical television film, directed and executive produced by American singer Beyonc Knowles. The film was released on February 16, 2013 on the HBO network, in conjunction with Parkwood Entertainment, Knowles management company. The film uses a combination of professional camera footage, private videos from Knowles laptop and from her May 2012 4night revue at Revel Atlantic City. Upon its release, the documentary opened to mixed reviews from critics. It is nominated in the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary category for the 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards. It is Knowles 6th nomination.

The project was the culmination of an entire careers worth of archive footage and photographs kept in a digital storage room in her offices. Since 2005 Knowles hired a visual director to film her life, and also used a video camera on her personal computer.Knowles is known for insisting on privacy, and the media hailed the film as a rare glimpse into her private life. This included documenting the events of her marriage to JayZ, her miscarriage, birth of daughter Blue Ivy, as well as her professional split from her father and manager Matthew Knowles. Knowles addressed this in an interview with GQ magazine, saying I always battle with How much do I reveal about myself? How do I keep my humility? How do I keep my spirit and the reality? And how do I continue to be generous to to my fans and to my craft? And how do I stay current? But how do I stay soulful? And it is the battle of my life. When I walk into a stage Im able to come out of my shell and be as fabulous and over the top and strong and powerful as I want to be. ........

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