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Love Shines (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Love Shines' is a documentary film about Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith by filmmaker Douglas Arrowsmith. The film is produced by Paperny Entertainment and commissioned by The Movie Network and Movie Central with funding from Astral Media's Harold Greenberg Fund and the Rogers Documentary Fund.
It was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series, Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series, and Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series.
Synopsis
'Love Shines' follows Ron Sexsmith as he attempts to turn his niche following into mainstream success by recording his album 'Long Player Late Bloomer' with legendary producer Bob Rock.
Release dates
'Love Shines' had its world premiere as a "special presentation" at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival and won audience awards at SXSW 2011 and the 2011 Maui Film Festival. It also screened at the 2011 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. It debuted on television on BBC Four in March 2011 and on HBO Canada in May 2011.
Subjects interviewed
*Ron Sexsmith singer, songwriter
*Steve Earle singer, songwriter and producer
*Elvis Costello singer, songwriter
*Leslie Feist singer, songwriter
*Tony Ferguson vice president of Interscope Records
*Daniel Lanois producer (U2, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris)
*Bob Rock producer (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Mtley Cre)
*Rob Bowman Grammy Awardwinning professor, author and critic
*Kiefer Sutherland actor, coowner of Ironworks Studios
*Michael Dixon Ron Sexsmith's manager
*Colleen Hixenbaugh Ron Sexsmith's wife
*Christopher Sexsmith Ron Sexsmith's son
*Dorothy Grodesky Ron Sexsmith's mother
See also
*Bob Rock
*Long Player Late Bloomer
*Paperny Entertainment
References
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