Slim and I (2020)
4.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
For over 50 years country music legend Slim Dusty and his wife Joy McKean trail-blazed their way across Australia, performing, writing and collecting songs of the bush and its people. They created a musical legacy that to this day continues to entertain and inspire, a catalogue of plain speaking yet profoundly insightful music documenting the rural Australian experience. Theirs is perhaps one of the greatest partnerships in Australian music history. 'Slim and I' is a feature documentary that tells the incredible story of that partnership and of the woman who lived beside, rather than behind, the legend. Australia's own 'Queen of Country Music', Joy McKean. This is a deeply personal and heartfelt account by Joy herself as she relates the story of her life, of her career as a performer and song writer, her decades of touring around Australia and of her enduring marriage to Slim Dusty. 'Slim and I' is a story of resilience, determination, dedication, loyalty and love and of a fiercely driven woman who forged her own path on her own terms. Using candid exclusive first-hand interviews with Joy, her family and an inner circle of friends and colleagues, the film combines rare, never before seen archival material and evocative animation sequences. These create a vividly cinematic mosaic of Joy's life and of her unique partnership with Slim, revealing all the sacrifices, challenges, the highs and lows of a life lived together on the road and in the recording studio. Interviews with other famous music artists who have known Slim and Joy and have been directly influenced by their music, such as Keith Urban, Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Don Walker and Troy Cassar-Daley, are interwoven into the unfolding narrative of Joy's story. Their recollections and insights underscore an epic tale of a great partnership that pioneered the way forward for country music in Australia. - Actors:
- Glenn A. Baker, Troy Cassar-Daley, Bill Chambers, Kasey Chambers, Darren Hanlon, Missy Higgins, Anne Kirkpatrick, David Kirkpatrick, Joy McKean, Keith Urban
- Directors:
- Kriv Stenders
- Producers:
- James Arneman, Chris Brown, Aline Jacques
- Writers:
- Kriv Stenders
- Aka:
- Slim & I
- Studio:
- Plastic Head
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Australia
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