Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey | |
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Directed by | Ramona S. Diaz |
Produced by | Ramona S. Diaz Capella Fahoome |
Starring | Journey |
Cinematography | Julia Dengel Vicente Franco |
Edited by | Leah Marino |
Production companies | Arcady Bay Entertainment CineDiaz Defining Entertainment Game 7 Films Docurama Films |
Distributed by | Cinedigm |
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Running time | 105 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Filipino |
Box office | $61,108 [2] |
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey is a 2012 American documentary film of the band Journey and its new lead vocalist Arnel Pineda.
The film shows the band during the Revelation Tour in the United States and Pineda's homecoming in Manila, Philippines where they performed in front of 25,000 people.
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey received mixed to positive reviews, holding a 62% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "An energetic but thin portrait of the venerable rock band Journey, Don't Stop Believin' gets a boost from new singer Arnel Pineda's charming personality." [3] It has a 53/100 rating on Metacritic, signifying "mixed or average reviews". [4] The film opened the 2013–2014 season of PBS's Independent Lens , where it won the Audience Award. [5]
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