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Saturday, November 3, 2018
Documentary Films Presentation: 10:00 PM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, Egyptian Theatre
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BETTY – THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT
54 min (UK, 2017)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEE
Director: Phil Cox
Writer: Phil Cox
Producers: Giovanna Stopponi, Laurent Mini, Damon Smith, Catherine Bailey, Karim Samai
Cast: Mike Canton, Oliver Wang, Al Gee, Vernon Gibbs, Greg Tate, Greg Errico, …
Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She “was the first…” as former husband Miles Davis said. “Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince”. An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70’s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles – startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named “Bitches Brew”. She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly – she vanished. Creatively blending documentary and animation this movie traces the path of Betty’s life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.
Notable screenings, awards and mentions:
IDFA 2017, CPH:DOX 2018, Pop Monetreal 2018, Indie Memphis 2018[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/253630908″][/vc_column][/vc_row]