Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by director Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck . The film follows the Dixie Chicks, an extremely successful all-woman Texas-based country music trio, over a three year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticised then President of the United States George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour. The film opens... during the Dixie Chicks' 2003 Top of the World Tour, discussing the Dixie Chicks' super-star status prior the incident at their London show. They had sold more albums in the United States than any other female band in history. With the release of their 2002 album Home, they were again at the top of the Billboard Charts.
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| Release date: | September 21, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Cecilia Peck, Barbara Kopple |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Cecilia Peck, Barbara Kopple, David Cassidy |
| Editor: | Bob Eisenhardt, Aaron Kuhn, Emma Joan Morris, Jean Tsien |
| Music by: | Paul Reeves |
| Cinematography: | Christine Burrill, Seth Gordon, Joan Churchill, Gary Griffin, Tamara Goldsworthy, Luis Lopez |
| Genre: | Biography |