Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

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Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

2024

2h 3m

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Music

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With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many, leading multiple generations of fans to say, "the Indigo Girls saved my life." Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, and a harsh cultural climate chastising them for not fitting into a female pop star mold. With joy, humor, and heart-warming earnestness, Sundance award-winning director Alexandria Bombach brings us into a contemporary conversation with Amy and Emily--alongside decades of the band's home movies and intimate present-day verité.

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A frank and candid overview of the duo's long partnership, Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All should prove fascinating for longtime fans as well as the unconverted.

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Neal Justin

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Life After All" has plenty of music, but the film is more interested in celebrating optimism and bringing viewers one step closer to fine.

May 28, 2024

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

If you don't know, if you want to learn more, “It’s Only Life After All" doesn't get the job done, even at 2 hours long.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 12, 2024

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

Existing fans will be mesmerized, but non-fans like me should also get a kick out of “It’s Only Life After All.”

Apr 10, 2024

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Dave Giannini

Geek Vibes Nation

The film is painstakingly crafted, a true labor of love.

Rated: 9.5/10

Jul 19, 2025

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

The benefit of It’s Only Life After All is in its dedication to including as much of that ephemera as possible. But there’s a bigger, more rewarding story here, too. One of acceptance.

Jul 19, 2024

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Rosalie Kicks

MovieJawn

The story is uplifting and I found myself moved by the wonderful contributions they have made not only to the music scene but also the LGBTQ+ community and their environmental activism work.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 19, 2024

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victoria c

Great story but not well told. The Girls deserved better. But I enjoyed spending time with them.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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Heather O

Great music coupled a nice look into how they came to play together and how they have stayed together and continued to make music!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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mamakeiks

Loved this. Left the theater moved and motivated to make change in this world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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James N

Touching, personal, often funny reflection of two of the most talented underrated musicians in the industry. The time for their recognition is now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Devra B

Such an honest documentary. I’ve been a fan since the 90’s, but wasn’t aware of the challenges that they’d been through. What an admirable duo! Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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JFK-NYC

A beautiful movie about two beautiful artists who created their own scene. Related: Jon Pareles is a DIVCK!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/24

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Synopsis

With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many, leading multiple generations of fans to say, "the Indigo Girls saved my life." Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, and a harsh cultural climate chastising them for not fitting into a female pop star mold. With joy, humor, and heart-warming earnestness, Sundance award-winning director Alexandria Bombach brings us into a contemporary conversation with Amy and Emily--alongside decades of the band's home movies and intimate present-day verité.

Director: Alexandria Bombach
Producer: Jess Devaney, Kathlyn Horan, Anya Rous
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: TinFish Films, Inmaat Productions, Impact Partners, Multitude Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Red Reel
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2024
Runtime: 2h 3m

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