Description
- Documentary Feature Film providing an in-depth look at the music, politics, activism, and bold life of music icon, Nina Simone.
- Only film to feature over 50 of Nina\'s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow musicians, giving viewers a deeper, stronger understanding of Nina and her artistic intentions.
- Features her involvement with key friends and figures: Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, Miriam Makeba
- Nina Simone\'s story from birth in the segregated American South to her death in the South of France
- The stories behind Nina Simone\'s most iconic songs: Mississippi Goddam, Four Women, Young, Gifted and Black, Why? The King of Love is Dead, Strange Fruit, Sinnerman, Porgy, Ne Me Qutite Pas, Wild is the Wind, Don\'t Let Me Be Misunderstood.
She was left out of Civil Rights history, erased by jazz critics, and forgotten by most Americans because no one knew how to categorize her greatness. But throughout the 1960s, Nina Simone was both loved and feared for her outspoken vision of Black Freedom. Her musical proclamations like \"Mississippi Goddam\", and her iconic style gave voice to people of all colors facing oppression, and continues to empower today with its unrelenting appeal for justice. Now the story of Americas most overlooked musical genius is finally brought to light in the acclaimed new documentary film, The Amazing Nina Simone. Director Jeff L. Lieberman (Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria) brings audiences on Ninas journey from the segregated South, through the worlds of classical music, jazz joints & international concert halls. Navigating through the twists & turns of the 1960s fight for racial equality, the film delves deep into Ninas artistry and intentions, and is told through over 50 exclusive and intimate interviews with the people who knew Nina best: her friends, family, musicians and fellow activists. Eric Burdon (The Animals), Sam Waymon (Ninas Brother & Longtime Band Member), Nikki Giovanni (Poet, Professor & Friend) & Marie Christine Dunham-Pratt (Nina\'s Lover & Friend) are just a few of the people who answer long-held questions behind Ninas most beloved songs, bold style, controversial statements, and the reason she left America. (2015, United States 105 Minutes)