Shut Up & Sing

SHUT UP AND SING travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group's lead singer Natalie Maines in 2003. The film follows the lives and careers of the Dixie Chicks over a period of three years during which they were under political attack and received death threats, while continuing to live their lives, have children, and of course make music. The film ultimately presents who the Dixie Chicks are as women, public figures, and musicians. A powerful documentary from two-time Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA) in collaboration with director Cecilia Peck.

“SHUT UP AND SING is a shout of defiance, a chronicle of the price we have to be willing to pay to stand up for what we believe in.” (Salon.com)

“A bracingly candid documentary portrait of the artists in a career-defining transition, the film simultaneously offers a unique perspective of a nation at a similarly significant crossroads. It also happens to be a lot of fun.” (Hollywood Reporter)

“It's the rare thorough documentary on a musical act whose dilemmas are faced in the here and now, one that should win over fans of the Chicks on the fence and of music docus and perhaps create a little cultural stir as well.” (Variety)