Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer is a 2007 American
documentary film
about the jazz singer Anita O'Day
. The documentary was directed and produced by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden
. The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
in 2007 and had a limited release on August 15, 2008. It was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video
at 52nd Grammy Awards
.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the jazz singer Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day was an American jazz singer.Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer"...
. The documentary was directed and produced by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden
Ian McCrudden
Ian McCrudden is a motion picture director and writer represented by Silvermine Entertainment in Hollywood, CaliforniaVariety has praised Ian’s work for its “deeply felt performances” and “intimate, powerfully atmospheric” style...
. The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
in 2007 and had a limited release on August 15, 2008. It was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs...
at 52nd Grammy Awards
52nd Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast...
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External links
- Review at The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...