The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015.[3] The limited release was set for November 13, 2015.[4]
Actor Faran Tahir and comedian Saad Haroon attended the premiere of the film. Following the screening, the film received standing ovation.[5]
Synopsisedit
Song of Lahore tells the story of Sachal Studios, a Pakistani music group who prepare for a New York City performance after being invited by Wynton Marsalis. They rehearse with Marsalis' band, the Jazz, then take the stage together at Lincoln Center.[6]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 17 critics, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film have an above average score of 69 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "likeable if not especially vibrant doc[umentary]".[10]
According to Ronnie Scheib of Variety, the documentary was "excellent".[11]
Referencesedit
^Eng, Matthew. "2015 Tribeca Film Festival Music Documentary Acquired by Broad Green Pictures". Tribecca. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^Piccalo, Gina (November 5, 2015). "Pakistan's Sachal Jazz Ensemble rises above the risks in 'Song of Lahore'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^"Tribeca Film Festival 'Song of Lahore' Premiere". Gotham.
^"Fall movies 2015: Every movie coming out between now and 2016". Los Angeles Daily News. September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^"Tribeca Film Fest: Sharmeen's 'Song of Lahore' receives standing ovation". Dawn. April 21, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^Pond, Steve (September 10, 2015). "Broad Green Pictures Acquires Music Documentary 'Song of Lahore'". The Wrap. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^Dillard, Clayton (May 16, 2016). "Review: Song of Lahore". Slant Magazine.
song, lahore, documentary, film, directed, sharmeen, obaid, chinoy, andy, schocken, film, follows, group, musicians, they, travel, from, their, home, pakistan, york, city, perform, lincoln, center, film, posterdirected, bysharmeen, obaid, chinoyandy, schockenp. Song of Lahore is a documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Andy Schocken The film follows a group of musicians as they travel from their home in Pakistan to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center 1 2 Song of LahoreFilm posterDirected bySharmeen Obaid ChinoyAndy SchockenProduced bySharmeen Obaid ChinoyAndy SchockenMusic byThe Sachal Ensemble Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraDistributed byBroad Green PicturesRelease datesApril 18 2015 2015 04 18 Tribeca Film Festival November 13 2015 2015 11 13 Running time82 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Premiere 2 Synopsis 3 Cast 7 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPremiere editThe film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18 2015 3 The limited release was set for November 13 2015 4 Actor Faran Tahir and comedian Saad Haroon attended the premiere of the film Following the screening the film received standing ovation 5 Synopsis editSong of Lahore tells the story of Sachal Studios a Pakistani music group who prepare for a New York City performance after being invited by Wynton Marsalis They rehearse with Marsalis band the Jazz then take the stage together at Lincoln Center 6 Cast 7 editNijat Ali Izzat Majeed Saleem KhanReception editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 100 based on 17 critics with an average rating of 7 1 10 8 On Metacritic the film have an above average score of 69 out of 100 based on 6 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 9 John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called the film likeable if not especially vibrant doc umentary 10 According to Ronnie Scheib of Variety the documentary was excellent 11 References edit Eng Matthew 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Music Documentary Acquired by Broad Green Pictures Tribecca Retrieved July 9 2021 Piccalo Gina November 5 2015 Pakistan s Sachal Jazz Ensemble rises above the risks in Song of Lahore Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 9 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Song of Lahore Premiere Gotham Fall movies 2015 Every movie coming out between now and 2016 Los Angeles Daily News September 11 2015 Retrieved July 9 2021 Tribeca Film Fest Sharmeen s Song of Lahore receives standing ovation Dawn April 21 2015 Retrieved July 8 2021 Pond Steve September 10 2015 Broad Green Pictures Acquires Music Documentary Song of Lahore The Wrap Retrieved July 9 2021 Dillard Clayton May 16 2016 Review Song of Lahore Slant Magazine Song of Lahore 2015 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved July 9 2021 Song of Lahore Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved July 9 2021 DeFore John April 25 2015 Song of Lahore Tribeca Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved July 9 2021 Film Review Song of Lahore Variety July 30 2015 External links editOfficial website Song of Lahore at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about a music related documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Song of Lahore amp oldid 1183509592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
