Still Bill is a portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics Ain't No Sunshine, Lean On...
Still Bill is a portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics Ain't No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, Grandmas Hands and Just the Two of Us.
Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack follow Withers and offer a unique and rare look inside the world of this fascinating man. Through concert footage, journeys to his birthplace, interviews with music legends, his family and closest friends, Still Bill presents the story of an artist who has written some of the most beloved songs of our time.
Sessions are limited...
Feb 9th 2010
Paramount Cinema, Courtenay Place, Wellington
$15 - tickets available from the venue plus "Soul Jam" afterparty
Feb 11th 2010
Academy Cinema, Lorne Street, Auckland
$15 from Conch records
Online tickets from www.iticketexpress.co.nz
Check out www.soulalldayer.co.nz for more information.
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100 %6 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
93 %362 reviewsAudience score rating
"There’s plenty of wisdom in this film about how to hold on to yourself when there’s such a temptation to try and please the whole world."
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Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand"Still Bill gives the onetime R&B superstar ample space to air his tough yet warmhearted worldview, and to demonstrate its daily application."
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Time Out
Time Out"Still Bill is about a man who topped the charts, walked away from it all in 1985 and is pleased that he did."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Handsome and agreeable 2009 documentary."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago ReaderStill Bill | Details
- Runtime
- 78
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- USA
