Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
In addition to the sources mentioned above it was briefly reviewed http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2008/01/beyond_the_multiplex_reel_musi.html here, after the premier in Oregon, and briefly mentioned http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/10/blessed_was_the_meek.html here in the Guardian (somewhat tangentially, before coming out). The BBC blog piece cited by AlbinoFerret called it "one of the highlights of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival" (although, again, before it actually came out). It's been screened at three film festivals and features interviews with at least 15 people notable enough to have Wikipedia articles. The subject of the film is himself a quite notable figure. I take the view, which I have just been reminded of, that the guidelines for notability of films- and they are guidelines - at  are too restrictive. A few brief write-ups in the mainstream press, screenings at several film festivals (within the first two months of release), and a notable subject with notable folks in the film equals a keep for me. My Wikipedia philosophy says we should preserve articles on small cultural fragments like this one, not cast them aside because documentaries can't get distribution deals. We have enough here from film festival schedules and brief mentions in secondary sources to maintain a sourced article about what is apparently a fairly well done documentary about an important figure in the history of British music
— User:Bigtimepeace, 06:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:MOVIE (Wikipedia:Notability)