Docudrama: Dixie Chicks - Shut Up and Sing

The Weinstein Co. has picked up the riveting documentary, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing. Directed and produced by Barbara Kopple and Cecila Peck the docu-drama revolves around the aftermath of Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines' statement at a 2003 London concert, where she said, "Just so you know we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing travels with the Chicks, from their peak of 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, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. The film follows the lives and careers of the Chicks through the writing and recording of their first album since “the incident” – and three years of political attack, making music, birthing babies, bonding, death threats, and laughter. At the end, the film presents a complete reconsideration of who people think they are, who they want to be and who, ultimately, they really are as women, as public figures, and as musicians.

A release for the Dixie Chicks documentary is scheduled for late fall……hmmmm…..maybe right before the November elections????