Dina (film)
{{short description|American documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dina
| image = Dina (film).jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = {{ubl|Dan Sickles|Antonio Santini}}
| producer = {{ubl|Dan Sickles|Antonio Santini}}
| starring = {{ubl|Dina Buno|Scott Levin}}
| cinematography = Adam Uhl
| editing = Sofia Subercaseaux
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Killer Films
- El Peligro
- Cinereach
- Moxie Pictures
- Impact Partners
}}
| distributor = The Orchard
| released = {{Film date|2017|01|29|Sundance|ref1={{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/dina|title = Dina}}}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Dina is an American documentary film about Dina Buno and her partner Scott Levin, both on the autism spectrum.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/review-dina-is-a-touching-graceful-doc-about-autism-and-intimacy/article36809200/|title=Review: Dina is a touching, graceful doc about autism and intimacy|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=3 November 2017|last1=Wheeler|first1=Brad}}
Production
Dina was directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles.
It was edited by Sofia Subercaseaux and is 101 minutes long.{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/101159-accessing-their-intimacy-with-respect-editor-sofia-subercaseaux-on-dina/|title="Accessing Their Intimacy with Respect": Editor Sofia Subercaseaux on Dina|first=Filmmaker|last=Staff|date=26 January 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/dina-review-sundance-2017-964659|title='Dina': Film Review | Sundance 2017 | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=22 January 2017}}
Release
Dina premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theutahreview.com/utah-film-centers-7th-peek-award-honors-dina-sundance-award-winning-documentary/|title=Utah Film Center's 7th Peek Award honors Dina, Sundance award-winning documentary | The Utah Review|first=Les|last=Roka}}
Awards
Dina won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://anthemmagazine.com/a-conversation-with-antonio-santini-dan-sickles/|title=A Conversation with Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles | Anthem Magazine|website=anthemmagazine.com}} It also received the 2017 Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing from the Independent Film Festival Boston,{{Cite web|url=https://iffboston.org/alumni/|title=IFFBoston - Award Winners|website=iffboston.org}} the IDA Award for best feature documentary of the year in 2017,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nonfictionfilm.com/1/post/2017/12/ida-awards-dina-scores-upset-win-editheddie-takes-award-for-best-short.html|title=IDA Awards upset: Dina wins best documentary|website=NON FICTION FILM}} and a special jury prize for honesty and humanity from the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170408/sarasota-film-festival-announces-award-winners|title=Sarasota Film Festival announces award winners|first=Jimmy|last=Geurts|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}} Also in 2017 Dan Sickles received the Producer’s Vision Award from the Sun Valley Film Festival for producing the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtexpress.com/arts_and_events/events/sun-valley-film-festival-handed-out-bevy-of-awards/article_2bc198a6-13f0-11e7-950e-1f478621601a.html|title=Sun Valley Film Festival handed out bevy of awards|first=Andy|last=Kerstetter|website=Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper}} Dina Buno and Scott Levin were listed among the 2017 Cinema Eye Honors Unforgettables.{{Cite web|url=https://cinemaeyehonors.com/press/cinema-eye-honors-announces-the-unforgettables-of-2018/|title=Cinema Eye Honors Announces the 2017 UNFORGETTABLES|date=October 18, 2017|website=The 2021 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking}} The film also received the Utah Film Center’s Peek Award in 2018.
Nominations
Dina was nominated for the Grand Jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest.{{Cite web|url=https://regather.net/event/film-dina/|title=Film - Dina|website=Regather}} The song "Best I Can" from the film, written and performed by Michael Cera and featuring Sharon Van Etten, was nominated for Best Song in a Documentary at the 2017 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/documentary-awards/ |title=Documentary Awards - Critics' Choice AwardsCritics' Choice Awards |website=Criticschoice.com |date= |accessdate=2017-11-29 |archive-date=2017-11-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171112085340/http://www.criticschoice.com/documentary-awards/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt6333058}}
{{Sundance Grand Jury Prize Documentary}}
Category:2017 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about autism
Category:Sundance Film Festival award–winning films