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Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary, Musical - 109 minutes

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A rousing tribute to Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle, recorded at New York City's Town Hall in May 2011 and features her famously musical family - children Rufus and Martha Wainwright, older sisters Anna and Jane - and equally gifted friends including Emmylou Harris and Norah Jones.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Lian LUNSON
Cast : Rufus WAINWRIGHT, Martha WAINWRIGHT, Norah JONES, Emmylou HARRIS, Teddy THOMPSON, Jimmy FALLON

Producer(s) : Lian LUNSON, Teddy WAINWRIGHT

Synopsis

This rousing tribute to Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle was recorded at New York City's Town Hall in May 2011 and features her famously musical family - children Rufus and Martha Wainwright, older sisters Anna and Jane - and equally gifted friends including Emmylou Harris and Norah Jones. Kate died in January 2010, leaving a legacy of captivating harmonies and bittersweet lyrics, including 'Talk To Me Of Mendocino' and 'Walking Song'. Other performers include Teddy Thompson, who nails Kate's previously unrecorded 'Saratoga Summer Song'; Krystle Warren, a revelation on the Anna McGarrigle-penned 'I Don't Know'; and Antony (of Antony and the Johnsons) in harmony with Rufus on 'I Cried For Us'. Australian filmmaker Lian Lunson (Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man) interweaves concert footage with family memories in this immensely enjoyable and moving homage.

Production

Country(ies) : USA, CANADA

Festivals and Awards

DocCorner 2013


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