Life Itself (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Steve James |
| Based on | Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert |
| Produced by | Zak Piper Steve James Garrett Basch |
| Cinematography | Dana Kupper |
| Edited by | Steve James David E. Simpson |
| Music by | Joshua Abrams |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $810,454 |
Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper, James and Garrett Basch. The film is based on Ebert's 2011 memoir of the same name. It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The 41st Telluride Film Festival hosted a special screening of the film on August 28, 2014. Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in the United States and simultaneously via video on demand platforms on July 4, 2014.
On December 2, 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the film was 1 of 15 films shortlisted in the Documentary Feature category for the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was also nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, winning the award for Outstanding Editing: Documentary & Long-Form.