The Amazing Nina Simone

The Amazing Nina Simone (2015)

The Nina Simone film we should all be watching

The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with over 50 of the subject’s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker Magazine.

Date of release
2015-10-16
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Documentary, Music, History
Director
Jeff L. Lieberman

Casting

Interesting facts

The Amazing Nina Simone is a 2015 American documentary film by director Jeff L. Lieberman. The film details the life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone, through interviews with over 50 of her friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker, and "The Nina Simone film we should all be watching" by Blavity.

Production

Jeff L. Lieberman has said he wanted to make a documentary about Nina Simone because he was a fan of her music since discovering her in high school. He visited Tryon, NC, while touring with his previous film, Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria and met several men and women who grew up with Nina in their small, Southern town.

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