documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"

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"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" is a documentary film that celebrates and uncovers the story of the Funk Brothers, the largely uncredited studio musicians behind many of Motown Records’ greatest hits.

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instanceOf documentary film
music documentary film
about contributions of uncredited studio musicians
history of Motown sound
authorOfSourceWork Allan Slutsky NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media NERFINISHED
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film NERFINISHED
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film NERFINISHED
basedOn Standing in the Shadows of Motown (book) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Paul Elliott NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Paul Justman NERFINISHED
distributor Artisan Entertainment NERFINISHED
editedBy David Ray NERFINISHED
Nels Bangerter NERFINISHED
features archival footage
interviews
live performance segments
reenactments
featuresPerformer Ben Harper NERFINISHED
Bootsy Collins NERFINISHED
Chaka Khan NERFINISHED
Gerald Levert NERFINISHED
Joan Osborne NERFINISHED
Meshell Ndegeocello NERFINISHED
Montell Jordan NERFINISHED
Tom Scott NERFINISHED
focusesOn Motown studio band NERFINISHED
session musicians
genre biographical film
documentary
music film
hasSoundtrackAlbum Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED
language English
musicBy the Funk Brothers NERFINISHED
various Motown artists
narrator Andre Braugher NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Program NERFINISHED
portrays Benny Benjamin NERFINISHED
Bob Babbitt NERFINISHED
Earl Van Dyke NERFINISHED
Eddie "Bongo" Brown NERFINISHED
Eddie Willis NERFINISHED
Jack Ashford NERFINISHED
James Jamerson NERFINISHED
Joe Hunter NERFINISHED
Joe Messina NERFINISHED
Johnny Griffith NERFINISHED
Richard "Pistol" Allen NERFINISHED
Robert White NERFINISHED
Uriel Jones NERFINISHED
the Funk Brothers as a group
producer Allan Slutsky NERFINISHED
Sandy Passman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Rising Tide Entertainment NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2002-11-15
releaseYear 2002
runtime approximately 108 minutes
setIn Detroit NERFINISHED
subject Motown Records NERFINISHED
the Funk Brothers NERFINISHED

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The Funk Brothers subjectOf documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"