---
title: '20 Feet from Stardom (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Morgan Neville'
released: '2013-01-17'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/20-feet-from-stardom-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396566/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

2013 · 91 min · Documentary, Music · United States


## Synopsis

20 Feet from Stardom is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Morgan Neville and produced by Gil Friesen, a music industry executive whose curiosity to know more about the lives of background singers inspired the making of the film. Using archival footage and new interviews, it details the behind-the-scenes experiences of such backup singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Jo Lawry, Claudia Lennear, and Tata Vega. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards, 22 years after In the Shadow of the Stars (1991), a similar documentary that focused on the members of an opera chorus, won the same award.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Morgan Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-neville)
- **Screenplay:** [Morgan Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-neville)
- **Producer:** [Morgan Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-neville), [Gil Friesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gil-friesen), [Caitrin Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/caitrin-rogers)

## Cast

- [Chris Botti](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-botti)
- [Judith Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-hill)
- [Claudia Lennear](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-lennear)
- [Mick Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-jagger)
- [Ray Charles](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-charles)
- [Michael Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jackson)
- [Lisa Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-fischer)
- [Darlene Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/darlene-love)
- [Bette Midler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-midler)
- [Gloria Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-jones)
- [Lou Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-adler)
- [Merry Clayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/merry-clayton)
- [Luther Vandross](https://cinepixo.com/people/luther-vandross)
- [Stevie Wonder](https://cinepixo.com/people/stevie-wonder)
- [Patti Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/patti-austin)

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Official site: http://twentyfeetfromstardom.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/20-feet-from-stardom-2013
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