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| Cinematography | Adam Uhl |
| Edited by | Sofia Subercaseaux |
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| Distributed by | The Orchard |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dina is an American documentary film about Dina Buno and her partner Scott Levin, both on the autism spectrum. [2]
Dina was directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles. [2] It was edited by Sofia Subercaseaux and is 101 minutes long. [3] [4]
Dina premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival. [5]
Dina won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize in 2017. [6] It also received the 2017 Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing from the Independent Film Festival Boston, [7] the IDA Award for best feature documentary of the year in 2017, [8] and a special jury prize for honesty and humanity from the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival. [9] Also in 2017 Dan Sickles received the Producer’s Vision Award from the Sun Valley Film Festival for producing the film. [10] Dina Buno and Scott Levin were listed among the 2017 Cinema Eye Honors Unforgettables. [11] The film also received the Utah Film Center’s Peek Award in 2018. [5]
Dina was nominated for the Grand Jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest. [12] The song "Best I Can" from the film, written and performed by Michael Cera and featuring Sharon Van Etten, was nominated for Best Song in a Documentary at the 2017 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. [13]
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