Can i be me race, drugs, booze the talking heads are stitched together with archive footage of the star in her chaotic milieu share on twitter opens new window. Listen to the musicians and backup singers, they tell. Even though whitney had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than the beatles, and became recognised as having. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the nick broomfielddirected movie via subscription can be. Can i be me 2017 directed by nick broomfield and rudi dolezal. You can also see the 2006 followup,heavy metal parking lot alumni. With whitney houston, tony anderson, burt bacharach, michael baker.
Can i be me, the new documentary about the beloved singer who drowned in her bathtub at the beverly hilton after overdosing on drugs, is. Whitney houston was the epitome of superstar, an american princess, the most awarded female artist ever. Titled whitney can i be me, follows her rise to fame and all it came with money. Conversations with myself free alan watts walks in the mountains and talks. W hitney houston has one of greatest voices to ever grace this planet, a true gift was from god. Can i be me offers a sobering inside look at the tragic downfall of a brilliant performer, even as it leaves the audience yearning for deeper insight. Can i be me but for a film that treats houstons downfall as a puzzle to be solved, there are too many pieces missing for comfort perhaps because the 1999 footage. Can i be me, a film exploring the incredible career and complicated life of the memorable singer, at the tribeca film festival in new york city. Can i be me 15 nick broomfield, rudi dolezal, 2017, ukus 90 mins. The technique inspired a host of imitators in the 90s but what whitney perhaps nailed best was moderation.
Even though whitney had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than the beatles, and became recognised as having one of the greatest voice of all time, she still wasnt free to be herself and died at just 48 years old. Can i be me the upshot seemed to be that no, she couldnt. Can i be me provides a compelling portrait of a supreme talent isolated by fame, dysfunctional relationships and a crushing drug habit, slowly diminished by the same qualities that. Tells the story of whitney houstons extraordinary life and tragic death. Watch the official trailer for the whitney houston can i. Bobbi kristina brown, bobby brown, cissy houston, david roberts, john russell houston jr. Watch the rise and fall of a star in the definitive film on one of the greatest singers of all time. Nick broomfields documentary on late american music icon, whitney houston will be in cinemas this june. Directors nick broomfield and rudi dolezal weave never before seen video, candid interviews and behind the scenes performance footage into a raw and uncensored portrait of whitney houston, who died suddenly at age 48 after years of struggling with addiction. The performance material was mainly filmed during the european leg of the tour and its augmented by a number of archival and more recent interviews. From acclaimed directors nick broomfield and rudi dolezal comes a new film about one of the greatest singers of. Lafayette filmspassion picturesshowtime networks a subtly powerful documentary that gets its strength and credibility through the use of footage from a neverbeforeseen flyonthewall 1999 tour doco thats dolezals footage, hence the codirecting credit, it seems important to get out of the way, right away, the type.
Can i be me is pretty extraordinary and its been artfully compiled by documentarian nick broomfield and music video director rudi dolezal and edited by marc hoeferlin. Can i be me by joe reid aug 28, 2017 this utterly fascinating and eyeopening documentary looks at the life of the late whitney houston through the lens of her demons and what might. Money cant buy happiness whitney was a gentle soul who came from absolutley nothing and rose to levels beyond anyones wildest dreams. The origin of the modern decimalbased place value notation can be traced to the aryabhatiya c. Whitney houston was the epitome of a superstar, an american princess, the most awarded female artist ever. Directors nick broomfield and rudi dolezal weave never before seen video, candid interviews and behind the scenes performance footage into a raw and uncensored portrait of whitney houston, who died suddenly at age. Can i be me is nick broomfields documentary about the life and death of whitney houston, and its the rare nick broomfield movie in which the filmmaker isnt center stage. Whitney can i be me tickets book online at vue cinemas. You cant possibly become better than me because youre not spending the time on it that.
Can i be me is een documentaire over het leven van whitney houston uit 2017. The upcoming whitney houston documentary is getting a lot of buzz at the tribeca film festival. Whitney houston the greatest love of all watch whitney. Can i be me is an intimate portrait of houston, directed by acclaimed bafta award winner nick broomfield with rudi dolezal, that garnered high praise at its tribeca film festival premiere in may. The little theatre is the premier cultural center for the presentation of american independent and foreign films, visual arts and music for the greater rochester community. The can i be me documentary kinda of explains her trial and tribulations in the upcoming premiere aug. Documentario faz um retrato da vida e carreira da falecida cantora americana whitney. Its sad and tragic that we lost her much too soon, but we dont know the pain she was going through in her career. On saturday i watched the new whitney houston documentary called, whitney. From acclaimed directors nick broomfield and rudi dolezal comes a new film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Through educational events, the little theatre provides local artists a place to share and discuss their visions with a diverse audience. There is more than enough in whitney houstons life for a cracking story.
Earlier this year i went to the cinema to see the new kevin macdonald documentary film whitney. Can i be me whitney houston nick broomfield rudi dolezal 2017 four years after her death, filmmaker nick broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as h. Where asif kapadias 2015 amy winehouse documentary, amy, gave audiences a poignant insight into the life of the tragic star, whitney. Can i be me is available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, fubotv, showtime, hulu, the roku channel, showtime anytime, amazon, vudu online. Exclusive interview with producer editor of whitney. Can i be me made with rare footage and exclusive live recordings, nick broomfields film tells whitney houstons incredible and poignant life.
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