Slim and I

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Slim and I
Directed by Kriv Stenders
Produced by Chris Brown
James Arneman
Aline Jacques
Starring Slim Dusty and Joy McKean
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  • Julian Abrahams
  • Munro Melano
Cinematography Evan Papageorgiou
Edited by Karryn de Cinque
Distributed by Screen Australia
Universal Pictures (Australia)
Release dates
 10 September 2020
Running time
 106 mins
Country Australia
Language English

Slim and I is a 2020 Australian documentary film directed by Kriv Stenders about the life of Joy McKean and Slim Dusty, Australia's most successful husband and wife singer-songwriter duo.

Making of the documentary

The documentary came about through the passion of Slim and Joy's grandson James Arneman, who had compiled an archive of old footage of the families touring days. The family was approached by film producer Chris Brown before director Kriv Stenders joined the project. Stenders said "The idea to tell their story through the lens of Joy was something that I found very interesting about this project and made me want to be involved the documentary. I knew very little about Slim and Joy, but I listened to their music and read the books about their lives and discovered such an incredible story that needed to be told."[1]

Cinematic launch

Slim and I was released in Australian cinemas in September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed the film's release in the State of Victoria. The world première took place in Kempsey, New South Wales, close to where Slim Dusty grew up. The Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley attended the red carpet event, along with the Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey and Kempsey Shire Mayor Liz Campbell. Joy McKean also attended along with children Anne and David Kirkpatrick, director Kriv Stenders and producer Aline Jacques. The film reached Australian cinemas on 10 September 2020.[2]

Critical reception

Following its Australian premiere, the film received rave reviews. The Sydney Morning Herald's Paul Byrnes gave it four stars and called it "pure joy, in more ways than one".[3] The Australian newspaper review by Stephen Romei called it a "brilliant love story" and an "utterly charming film", and also gave four stars.[4] Anthony Morris for Screenhub gave it four stars and wrote: "This fast moving, insightful and always entertaining film is firmly a tribute to Joy, and rightly so: if Slim Dusty was 'the man who is Australia', she was the woman who made the man."[5] Out in Perth gave it four and a half stars and wrote "After viewing this very Australian story, you are left questioning why this wasn’t made years ago."[6]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of Ceremony Category Result Ref(s)
Gold Coast Film Festival Awards 2020 Best Australian Film Won [1]

Soundtrack

Slim and I
File:Slim and I soundtrack.png
Soundtrack album by Slim Dusty and various artists
Released 4 September 2020
Genre Country
Label EMI Music
Slim Dusty albums chronology
Prime Movers (Slim Dusty)
(2016)		 Slim and I
(2020)

A soundtrack was released on 4 September 2020.

Track listing

No. Title Performer Length
1. "Prologue"      
2. "I Dont Believe You"   Small Town Romance featuring Anne Kirkpatrick  
3. "A Lifetime on the Road (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
4. "When I First Saw the Lovelight in Your Eyes" (1995 version) Slim Dusty with Joy McKean  
5. "Music & Belonging (Interview)"   Troy Cassar-Daley  
6. "The Biggest Disappointment" (acoustic) Troy Cassar-Daley  
7. "Learning To Sing (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
8. "Moonrise Lullaby"   Joy McKean and Heather McKean  
9. "Slim Jumps the Shark (Interview)"   Dobe Newton  
10. "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" (1998 Remaster) Slim Dusty  
11. "Cinematic Songwriting (Interview) - Paul Kelly"   Paul Kelly  
12. "Indian Pacific" (1998 Remaster) Slim Dusty  
13. "Keen Young Songwriters (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
14. "My Hometown"   Joy McKean and Heather McKean  
15. "Slim's Courtship of Joy (Interview)"   Joy McKean and Heather McKean  
16. "What's It Gonna Cost Me"   Joy McKean  
17. "Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers (Interview) and "Walk a Country Mile Excerpt"" (Acoustic) Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers  
18. "Touring Begins in 1954 (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
19. "Closest Thing to Freedom"   Slim Dusty  
20. "Origins of "A Pub With No Beer" (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
21. "A Pub With No Beer" (Soundtrack Version) Slim Dusty and Gordon Parsons  
22. "Memories of the Showgrounds (Interview)"   Don Walker  
23. "Whiplash"   Slim Dusty  
24. "Leaving the Showgrounds (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
25. "Losin' My Blues Tonight" (Soundtrack Version) Slim Dusty  
26. "Writing and Performing on Country (Interview)"   Gayle Kennedy  
27. "Plains of Peppimenarti" (1998 Remaster) Slim Dusty  
28. "Music At Odds With the Lyrics (Interview)"   Paul Kelly  
29. "Lights on the Hill" (1998 Remaster) Slim Dusty  
30. "A Voice for Rural People (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
31. "Further Out"   Slim Dusty  
32. "Writing for Slim (Interview)"   Bill Chambers  
33. "Things Are Not the Same on the Land" (acoustic) Bill Chambers  
34. "Simple Songs (Interview)"   Missy Higgins  
35. "The Biggest Disappointment"   Missy Higgins and Dan Sultan  
36. "Epilogue (Interview)"   Joy McKean  
37. "One Helluva Song"   Slim Dusty  

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance of Slim and I
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Australian Top Country (ARIA)[8] 21

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 4 September 2020[9]
EMI Music 0748837

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Walking the red carpet for the world premiere of Slim & I; Guardian News; Sep 4, 2020
  3. ↑ Slim Dusty documentary is pure joy, in more ways than one; SMH; Sep 10, 2020
  4. ↑ Slim and I, the brilliant love story of Slim Dusty and Joy McKean; The Australian; Sep 25, 2020
  5. ↑ Film Review: Slim & I spotlights country music's unsung legend; www.screenhub.com.au; 10 Sep, 2020
  6. ↑ ‘Slim & I’ tells the story of country music queen Joy McKean; www.outinperth.com; 1 Sep, 2020
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