Liz Garbus
as Director
What Happened, Miss Simone?
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Description
The documentary film What Happened, Miss Simone?, starring Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, etc., directed by Liz Garbus, was released on June 24, 2015 in the United States. It tells the story of A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul.". This is a Documentary, Biography, Music film with a runtime of 101 minutes and its worldwide box office is not listed in the available detail data. It has received a rating of 7.6/10 from 15,315 viewers.
Top Cast
Nina Simone
as Self
Lisa Simone Kelly
as Self
Roger Nupie
as Self
Al Schackman
as Self
George Wein
as Self
Stanley Crouch
as Self
Andrew Stroud
as Self
Dick Gregory
as Self
Ilyasah Shabazz
as Self
Attallah Shabazz
as Self
Gerrit De Bruin
as Self
Eleanor Belinfanti
as Self - Cast
Gregory Marlow
as Self - Cast
Elisabeth Henry
as Self - Cast: Mrs Mazzanovich
James Baldwin
as Self
Harry Belafonte
as Self
Stokely Carmichael
as Self
Walter Cronkite
as Self
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Filming Location
127A Smithfield Road, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Award
21 wins & 43 nominations total
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User Review
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
source: What Happened, Miss Simone?
This remarkable documentary about jazz great, civil rights auteur, brilliant, original musician, Nina Simone, explores her roots and route from being born Eunice Waymon in North Carolina, (1933 the Jim Crow era), to taking the musical scene and world of raw, unfettered activism by the goddams and blending them into a pallet beyond compare. Hoah! And I thought the Amy Winehouse bio was captivating and difficult to watch. What Happened, Miss Simone? is a bold, fierce piece fitting of the Patron Saint of the Rebellion, who trained to be the first black female classical pianist and dreamt of performing at Carnegie Hall. At her first recital, her parents were told to stand in the back because they were black. Little Eunice had none of that, and they were seated in the front row. Nina's peformances, naturally, are extraordinary, more so as they are woven within the context of her life story. Her rendition of 'Mississippi Goddam' is a highlight in this film, punched up by the well presented history of the 1960s civil rights movement. Nina made clear she was not non-violent, and was interested in achieving freedom and justice no matter what it took. Her rage was channeled into her music; she sang and played with passion to change this wild world. Nina's daughter Lisa, (grounded, articulate, and empathetic), serves as one of our guides through Nina's life. Lisa's admiration for her mother's genius, hard work, courage, and sacrifice mingle with her painful recollections of being abandoned by her. After beatings by her husband, losing audiences because of her fierce devotion to singing only political songs, and erratic behavior of highs and lows, (later labeled bi-polar disorder), Nina left her young daughter and everything behind to seek liberty in Liberia. The description of the bad effects of the psych medication Nina was put on were disturbing. Nina was turned away from applying to the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia due to racism; later and in her life, the Institute gave her an honorary degree.
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