2006 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: FILM REVIEW
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
By Contributing Writer, 1-25-06
The Police in Everyone Stares (photo courtesy Sundance Film Festival)
By Melissa McGibbon
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out, written, directed and produced by drummer Stewart Copeland, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the festival’s American Spectrum program. This documentary about Sting and The Police shares a rarely seen insider perspective about the band’s rise to fame in the late seventies and early eighties. The film, shot entirely on Copeland’s Super 8 camera, is truly unique and captures the amusing spirit of the trio while simultaneously providing a glimpse into life on the road to stardom. The film was re-mastered and edited after sitting in Copeland’s storage for 20 years while he waited for technology to provide the medium for his project. Copeland made a mini-movie of the excited audience with his digital camera at the premiere before introducing his film at the Eccles Theatre on January 22nd and promised the crowd that he would include the clip in his next film project sometime in the next 20 years. Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, made a surprise appearance at the Everyone Stares party in the premiere lounge later that evening. The couple is at Sundance to promote a film they produced, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
Editor's Note: To read the full rundown from the Sundance Film Festival, including past and future posts, click here.
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