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Stevie (2002 film)

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Stevie
Directed bySteve James
Produced by
Cinematography
  • Dana Kupper
  • Gordon Quinn
  • Peter Gilbert
Edited by
  • Steve James
  • Bill Haugse
Music byDirk Powell
Production
companies
  • Kartemquin Films
  • Films Transit International
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Running time
145 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stevie is a 2002 film by documentarian Steve James, and Kartemquin Films.

Content

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In 1995, James returned to Pomona, a rural town in Southern Illinois, USA. After 10 years with no contact, he attempts to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy to whom he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother'. James's re-entry into Stevie's life is brief.

The story then picks up again about two years later after Stevie is charged with a serious crime. Through interviews with Stevie and his family and friends, James paints the portrait of a man who is still very troubled, while he tries to understand what led Stevie down the path of self-destruction.

Post-release

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Stevie was the winner of numerous festival awards, including the 2002 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival's Joris Ivens Award, given to that year's top documentary.[1] The film was a 2003 nominee for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Independent Spirit Awards.[2][3]

By decade's end, Stevie was on numerous 'Best of the 2000s' list. In his list of 'Best Films of Any Genre', Ray Pride of NewCity Film, ranked Stevie at #19.[4][5][6] Critic Collin Souter of Efilmcritic.com named Stevie the best documentary of the decade.[7][failed verification]

Aftermath

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Stephen Fielding was scheduled to be paroled on February 15, 2007. His original ten-year sentence was completed on October 29, 2009, and he was released from the Stateville Correctional Center.

References

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  1. ^ IDFA[permanent dead link] International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2002. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  2. ^ Sundance-Stevie. Sundance.org. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  3. ^ Independent Spirit Awards 2011 "Twenty-Six Years of Nominees & Winners". Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  4. ^ "At Zeroes End: Best Films, 2000-2009". Pride, Ray. NewCity Film.com. 21 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  5. ^ "More Top Ten From the Aughts." Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Filmsweep.com. 24 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  6. ^ "Top 100 of the '00s". Phipps, Keith. Untitled Keith Phipps Project. 28 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
  7. ^ "Capturing the Decade: Documentaries"[permanent dead link] Souter, Collin. EFilmcritic.com. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
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