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BILLIE premiered at Telluride Film Festival over the weekend.
This is a project I've been working on alongside New Black Films for almost a year, and now you have the chance to watch a short clip, where 4 of the images I colorized can be seen:
Enjoy!
This is a project I've been working on alongside New Black Films for almost a year, and now you have the chance to watch a short clip, where 4 of the images I colorized can be seen:
Enjoy!
In the late 1960’s journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie. Over the next decade, she tracked down and tape-recorded interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life.
Raw, emotional and brutally honest, these incredible testimonies ranged from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie to her cousin, school friends, lovers, lawyers, pimps and even the FBI agents who arrested her.
But Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes unplayed –until now.
With unprecedented and exclusive access to Linda’s astonishing 200 hours of never-before-heard interviews, BILLIE showcases an American legend, capturing her depths and complexity through the voices of those who knew her best.
The documentary used many innovative techniques for restoring 1970s-quality audio, as well as photos and archival footage (hello👋) that dates back more than seven decades.
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