documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"

E653571

"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.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film
music documentary film
about contributions of uncredited studio musicians
history of Motown sound
authorOfSourceWork Allan Slutsky
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
basedOn Standing in the Shadows of Motown (book)
cinematographyBy Paul Elliott
countryOfOrigin United States
director Paul Justman
distributor Artisan Entertainment
editedBy David Ray
Nels Bangerter
features archival footage
interviews
live performance segments
reenactments
featuresPerformer Ben Harper
Bootsy Collins
Chaka Khan
Gerald Levert
Joan Osborne
Meshell Ndegeocello
Montell Jordan
Tom Scott
focusesOn Motown studio band
linked to: Motown house band

session musicians
genre biographical film
documentary
music film
hasSoundtrackAlbum Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
language English
musicBy the Funk Brothers
linked to: The Funk Brothers

various Motown artists
narrator Andre Braugher
nominatedFor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Program
portrays Benny Benjamin
Bob Babbitt
Earl Van Dyke
Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Eddie Willis
Jack Ashford
James Jamerson
Joe Hunter
Joe Messina
Johnny Griffith
Richard "Pistol" Allen
Robert White
Uriel Jones
the Funk Brothers as a group
producer Allan Slutsky
Sandy Passman
productionCompany Rising Tide Entertainment
releaseDate 2002-11-15
releaseYear 2002
runtime approximately 108 minutes
setIn Detroit
subject Motown Records
linked to: Motown

the Funk Brothers
linked to: The Funk Brothers

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Funk Brothers subjectOf documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"
Uriel Jones featuredIn documentary film “Standing in the Shadows of Motown”
linked to: documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"