Shut Up & Sing
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Barbara Kopple
Natalie Maines
Martie Maguire
Emily Robison
Simon Renshaw
Charlie Robison
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On stage at a 2003 London concert, Natalie Maines, lead singer of Texan trio the Dixie Chicks, spoke these 15 words to a small audience at the start of their sold-out international tour: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The comment was delivered on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and drew cheers from the decidedly anti-war and anti-Bush British crowd. It was an off-the-cuff remark typical of the lead singer's temperament. Natalie, and fellow Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, thought little of it. But history and this film demonstrate that at this heightened moment of political polarization in the United States, many people did care, and empowered this simple, yet loaded remark to carry serious and longstanding ramifications. The documentary shows the band from their peak of popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. The film also follows the lives and careers of the musicians through the writing and recording of their first album since "the incident"--and three years of political attack, making music, birthing babies, bonding, death threats, and laughter.
Crew
Robyn Adams
Pamela Aguilar
Kenneth B Anderson
Roger Arar
Ron Ayers
Alan Barker
David Becker
David Becker
Ari Bessin-hill
Jason Blackburn
Ulli Bonnekamp
Kelly Brennan
Rachel Brody
Susan Bryant
Christine Burrill
Michael Campbell
Ryan Carroll
David Cassidy
David Cassidy
David Cassidy
Neil Cedat
Ryan Chandler
Dixie Chicks
Joan Churchill
Kevin Cloutier
Sheryl Crow
Michael Culyba
Jim Czarnecki
Joshua Daniels
Claude Davies
Naomi Davis
William Davis
William Davis
Judah-lev Dickstein
Judah-lev Dickstein
Giovanni Disimone
Maureen Dougherty
Adam Dworkin
Bob Dylan
Bob Eisenhardt
Jon Else
Molly Fink
Neil Finn
Anne Fratto
Sean Frechette
Josh Freed
David Garcia
David Gauff
Jeff Gibbs
Tamara Goldsworthy
Lucian Gorczynski
Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon
Gary Griffin
Patty Griffin
Lisa Gross
Steven Grothe
Michael Guilbert
Shannon Guirl
Eric J Haase
John Hadley
Ken Hahn
Tim Haunert
Wolfgang Held
Mike Henderson
David Hocs
Ian Holden
Marcus Hummon
Craig Hymson
Peter Jaszi
Jennifer Kardiak
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
Aaron Kuhn
Sharon Lacruise
Kenneth Lam
Dennis Linde
Elizabeth Lipschultz
Luis Lopez
Luis Lopez
Gary Louris
Martie Maguire
Lloyd Maines
Natalie Maines
Harriet Martin
Dave Meneses
Gabriel Miller
Peter G. Miller
Peter Miller
Keb Mo
Emma Joan Morris
Emma Morris
Greg Murphy
Eddie O'conner
Megan O'hara
Emily Oberman
Doug O¿conner
Cecilia Peck
Linda Perry
Daniella Ponet
David Pritchard
Yuri Raicin
Marshall Reese
Bob Richman
Ashraf Rijal
Darrin Roberts
Bruce Robison
Charlie Robison
Emily Robison
Pamela Romanowsky
Pamela Romanowsky
Steve Rota
Steve Rota
Steve Schecter
Nancy Schreiber
James Scott
Rick Seefrieb
Martie Seidel
Bonnie Siegler
John Silva
Molly Snyder-fink
Bill Stokes
Jeff Stonehouse
Lauren Stonehouse
Jon Stout
Shana Thompson
Forrest Thurmond
Jean Tsien
Jonah Volk
Daniel Voll
Craig Weaver
Byron Werner
Bradford Whitaker
Dan Wilson
Raymond Wright
Pete Yorn
Drew Zipkin
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the Docufest Competition Special Jury Prize Silver Plaque at the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006
Limited Release in United States October 27, 2006
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 20, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 5-19, 2006.
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Extra) October 13-21, 2006.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.
Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006 (major markets)
Limited Release in United States October 27, 2006
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 20, 2007
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Extra) October 13-21, 2006.)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 5-19, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz ¿ Best Documentary Feature) January 4-15, 2007.)
Co-winner of the 2006 award for Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
