It's Only Life After All

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It's Only Life After All
Directed by Alexandria Bombach
Produced by
  • Alexandria Bombach
  • Jess Devaney
  • Anya Rous
  • Kathlyn Horan
Cinematography
  • Alexandria Bombach
  • J Bennett
  • Erick Stoll
Edited byAlexandria Bombach
Production
companies
Distributed by Oscilloscope
Release date
  • January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19)(Sundance)
Running time
123 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It's Only Life After All is an 2023 American documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Alexandria Bombach. It follows the lives and careers of the band Indigo Girls. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2023.

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Production

In May 2020, it was announced Alexandria Bombach would direct a documentary film revolving around Indigo Girls. [2] Initially the documentary was set to follow the band on tour in a Cinéma vérité style, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the way the film was made. [3] During post-production, Bombach had 1,000 hours of footage to work with. [4] [5]

Release

It's Only Life After All had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2023. [6] It also screened at South by Southwest on March 14, 2023. [7] [8] and Tribeca Festival on June 14, 2023. [9] [10] In December 2023, Oscilloscope acquired distribution rights to the film. [11]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 93% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.00/10.

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References

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  2. Vlessing, Etan (May 18, 2020). "Indigo Girls Documentary in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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  4. Lopez, Kristen (January 21, 2023). "Indigo Girls Look Back on Band's LGBTQ History in Sundance Doc: 'We Just Were Ourselves' (Video)". The Wrap . Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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