The Indigo Girls are obtaining their very own “Mamma Mia”- esque music-based movie.
The legendary duo, that just recently led 2023 docudrama “It’s Only Life After All,” supply the soundtrack for sensational queer love movie “Glitter and Doom.” Billed as a jukebox musical, the movie includes 25 reimagined Indigo Girls tracks, generated and prepared by “The Voice” runner-up candidate Michelle Chamuel. Standards like “Galileo,” “Get Out the Map,” “World Falls,” and “Power of Two” are included, in addition to a brand-new Indigo Girls track “What We Wanna Be.”
The main run-through for the movie checks out: “‘Glitter and Doom’ follows the love at first sight journey of a circus dreamer (Alex Diaz) and struggling musician (Alan Cammish). An undeniable spark sets an epic summer romance on its course until the realities of pursuing their dreams threaten to tear them apart.”
Ming Na-Wen, Missi Pyle, Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson, Pepper Mint, Beth Malone, and the Indigo Girls themselves, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, co-star.
“Glitter and Doom” is routed by Tom Gustafson from a manuscript penciled by Cory Krueckeberg; the duo likewise create together with Seeker Arnold, Ale García, Alejandra Cárdenas, Felicitas Arce, and Antonio Urdapilleta. Sig De Miguel, Stephen Vincent, Curt Cronin, Gary Nelson, and Marcia Nelson act as executive manufacturers. “Glitter and Doom” has actually currently evaluated at gala ports at over 50 LGBTQ+ events worldwide in 2023.
The Indigo Girls have actually had a job revival since late, with tune “Closer to Fine” included in Oscar-nominated movie “Barbie,” in addition to their Sundance 2023 docudrama being launched.
The Indigo Girls participant Ray claimed throughout the IndieWire Workshop at Sundance provided by Dropbox that there was originally some resistance to be branded as a queer band. “We talk about that. In the past, it was just a fear, you know, internalized homophobia, misogyny, white privilege, all that,” Ray claimed. “I think now we can be more comfortable with labels. I think that was more of a growing that we needed to do. And I also think we hope for a time where the music is forward and the artist is forward and the literature is forward, and it’s not all having to be separated into the sections.”
Ray, that is lesbian, included, “Although that is important in and of itself, because when you are looking to read or listen to something that’s centered around a certain identity, it’s nice to know who is that and who is writing about that. So to have the markers is also nice. I guess we don’t want them to be derogatory as markers but more like celebratory markers.”
“Glitter and Doom” premieres March 8 in cinemas from Songs Box Movies. Look into the trailer, an IndieWire special, listed below.
