..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

April 27 , 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD GOES TO METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER

New York, April 27, 2004 ­ Acclaimed documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's exhilarating film METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER was awarded the prestigious audience award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, who met while working for the legendary Maysles brothers, are among the leading American documentarians of their generation. BROTHER¹S KEEPER, their first feature-length collaboration, launched them into the public spotlight winning numerous accolades and awards. It was their follow-up, PARADISE LOST, which brought the filmmakers together with their recent subjects, Metallica, for the first time. Since then, they have continually explored American culture and its underbelly.

Three years in the making, the new film from Berlinger and Sinofsky provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. In the tradition of such seminal music documentaries as DON¹T LOOK BACK and GIMME SHELTER, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER trades rock-star posing for truthful introspection, and revealing an intimate portrait of the individuals behind a legendary band and their unique creative journey. It also offers some monster performances.

METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January to sold-out crowds. The film will be released in theatres this summer by IFC Films. For more information on the film, please visit www.somekindofmonster.com.

Nearly one hundred programs of the 2nd Chicago International Documentary Festival were seen by over 14,000 viewers. The Audience Award given by the CIDF Audience Jury Panel consists of $1,000 in cash and original sculpture plaque.

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