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First Adorable Trailer for Award-Winning Romance Documentary 'Dina'

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First Adorable Trailer for Award-Winning Romance Documentary 'Dina' by Alex Billington August 21, 2017 Source: YouTube "You're more than special." The Orchard has debuted an official trailer for a charming little documentary titled Dina , telling the story of a woman named Dina . This doc won the Grand Jury Prize , the top honor for documentaries, at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and received rave reviews from critics. Dina has autism but has overcome tragedy and challenges in the past and is about to marry a man, Scott, who she is happy with. This verité- style film profiles her adventures in preparing for the marriage, figuring out plans for her future living together, and dealing with the struggles of daily life. As described: "Dina is unstoppable, a force of nature, and as the star of her own life story, she's an unconventional movie protagonist the likes of which hasn't been seen before." You definitely need to put this ...

First Trailer for Sundance-Winning Documentary ‘Dina’ Captures a Unique Portrait of Love

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Winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize earlier this year, Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s documentary Dina tells a love story of a unique stripe. The film follows Dina Buno, a 49-year-old living on disability, suffering from a neurological disorder, and her courtship with Scott Levin, a Walmart greeter with Asperger syndrome. Featuring a score by Michael Cera, the first trailer has now arrived ahead of an October release. “A tender love story ,  Dina is a documentary that could easily be mistaken for a fiction film. Framed in long takes, often on a tripod, several choices other than its style call the film’s legitimacy into question, including a key moment which occurs in the film’s third act that leaves one wondering if directors Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini are playing fair. The film, up until that moment, is so engrossing that as manipulative as it may appear, I’m willing to forgive the choice of pulling back the curtain a bit on a moment that’s offered up with little con...