Preview: I Bring What I Love (2009)

Synopsis:

A documentary about African singer Youssou Ndour, a well respected musical artist whose religious album sparks outrage from purists even though he is trying to explain its positive qualities to an audience outside the Muslim world.

• Poster: B-

Review:

The poster has some beautiful colors and the background, middle ground and foreground images are all nicely orchestrated to creative a modestly evocative layout. The lettering is a bit week and the column nature feels overused.

• Trailer: C

Review:

Although I'm sure his story is an interesting one and I'm supportive of religious tolerance, if only as a means to curb the violence opposing religions feel they must inflict on one another, I'm little impressed by the trailer as a tool to motivate audiences to the theater.

Oscar Prospects:

We have a very large pool of documentaries to choose from this year and, with the animosities in the Middle East, it's possible this film could his a resonating chord within the Academy, but in the end, I think it will fall to something far more controversial or political.

Release Date:

• July 3, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (June 21, 2009) Original