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Antiheroine

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United Kingdom/United States202698 minEnglish
Antiheroine

Singer, songwriter, and actor Courtney Love has long had an impact on rock and pop culture. Now sober and set to release new music for the first time in over a decade, Courtney is ready to reveal her story, unfiltered and unapologetic.

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Singer, songwriter, and actor Courtney Love has long had an impact on rock and pop culture. Now sober and set to release new music for the first time in over a decade, Courtney is ready to reveal her story, unfiltered and unapologetic.

Reflecting on the process of recording her new album, Courtney Love said, “Don’t do it until you can’t hold it in anymore.” That same ethos fuels Antiheroine, directed by Edward Lovelace and James Hall, who embrace the complexity, intensity, and unapologetic force Love embodies. These qualities helped make her an icon, but they also came with relentless scrutiny and impossible expectations.

The film revisits the “love at first sound” connection between Love and Kurt Cobain — a relationship defined less by its length than by its extraordinary emotional voltage. It also traces the creative drive that led her to music and an electrifying film career, revealing a deepening self-awareness along the way. After years of watching others tell her story, Antiheroine marks the moment Courtney Love speaks entirely on her own terms — loud and clear. — AT

This film contains strobe effects.

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Screenings

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  • Jan 27, 9:00 PM MST
    Premiere

    Eccles Theatre

    Park City

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  • Jan 28, 11:30 AM MST
    Screening

    The Ray Theatre

    Park City

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  • Jan 29, 6:00 PM MST
    Screening

    The Yarrow Theatre

    Park City

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  • Jan 31, 11:00 AM MST
    Screening

    Rose Wagner Center

    Salt Lake City

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  • Feb 1, 12:30 PM MST
    Screening

    Megaplex Redstone - 1

    Park City

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    Credits

    • Director(s)

      Edward Lovelace

      James Hall

    • Producers

      Julia Nottingham

      Melanie Archer

      Hattie Bridges Webb

      Jon Lullo

    • Featuring

      Courtney Love

      Michael Stipe

      Melissa Auf der Maur

      Eric Erlandson

      Patty Schemel

      Billie Joe Armstrong

      Butch Walker

    • Executive Producers

      Jonathan Daniel

      Elisabeth Murdoch

      Chris Fry

    • Editors

      Jinx Godfrey

      Dan Setford

      Daniel Lapira

    • Production Executive

      Rashpal Dhaliwal

    • Director of Photography

      Magda Kowalczyk

    • Composer

      Nikky French

    • Archival Producer

      Tess McNally-Watson

    • Story Producer

      Jacq Sharples

    • Contact

      Hattie Bridges Webb

      hattie@dorothystpictures.com

    Meet the Artist

    Panelist Name

    Edward Lovelace

      Edward Lovelace directed the Emmy-nominated documentary Name Me Lawand, which won a Special Jury Prize for Best International Feature at the 2023 Hot Docs Festival. He also co-directed the award-winning feature The Possibilities Are Endless (2014) and the documentary series Human Made Stories (2020).

      Panelist Name

      James Hall

        James Hall co-directed the award-winning feature The Possibilities Are Endless (2014). He also co-directed the documentary Werewolves Across America (2010) and the documentary series Human Made Stories (2020).

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