Life Is But a Dream
| Life Is But a Dream | |
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Promotional poster
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| Genre | Documentary film |
| Directed by | Ed Burke Beyoncé Knowles Ilan Benatar (co-director) |
| Starring | Beyoncé Knowles |
| Narrated by | Beyoncé Knowles |
| Theme music composer |
Ben Salisbury Robert Schaper (music editor) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles (executive producer) Bill Kirstein (producer) Lee Anne Callahan-Longo (co-producer) |
| Cinematography | Ed Burke |
| Editor(s) | Ilan Benatar |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Distributor |
Parkwood Entertainment ICM Partners BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
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Life Is But a Dream is a 2013 autobiographical television film, directed and executive produced by American singer Beyoncé 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 4-night 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.
"I wouldn't have released a film just for the sake of self documentation. I wanted it to express what I believe to be true about life – that it's not random, that everything has a reason and that we need to be conscious of life's little clues and how the dots all connect or we miss out."
The project was the culmination of an entire career's worth of archive footage and photographs kept in a digital storage room in Knowles' 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 Jay-Z, her miscarriage, birth of daughter Blue Ivy, as well as her professional split from her father and manager Mathew 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 I’m able to come out of my shell and be as fabulous and over the top and strong and powerful as I want to be."
In the UK, Life Is But a Dream premiered on BBC One on March 28, 2013 at 10:35pm. The film was released in Australia through Village Cinemas on May 8, 2013. In Belgium Life is But a Dream premiered on the TV station Eén as Het verhaal van... Beyoncé on May 9, 2013 at 10:30pm.
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