Whitney
[A] haunting, richly contextualized documentary portrait.
Whitney
Whitney Houston broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history. With over 200 million album sales worldwide, she was the only artist to chart seven consecutive U.S. No. 1 singles. She also starred in several blockbuster movies before her brilliant career gave way to erratic behavior, scandals and death at age 48. The documentary feature Whitney is an intimate, unflinching portrait of Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life. Using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, audio archives and original interviews with the people who knew her best, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald unravels the mystery behind “The Voice,” who thrilled millions even as she struggled to make peace with her own troubled past.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic,
Music,
African-American Experience,
Pop Culture,
Women and Film
Runtime
122
Language
English
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Eye, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
It’s hard to believe sometimes that Whitney Houston has already been gone more than six years, her extraordinary life cut short on Feb. 12, 2012, in an overflowing bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald ('The Last King of Scotland,' 'Touching the Void') is hardly ...
Played at
NoHo 7 7.05.18 - 7.19.18
Playhouse 7 7.05.18 - 8.02.18
Lumiere Music Hall 7.20.18 - 7.26.18
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