What Happened, Miss Simone? is a 2015 American biographical documentary film about Nina Simone directed by Liz Garbus. The film opened the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The screening was followed by a tribute performance by John Legend. The film was released by Netflix on June 26, 2015. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.
- Starring :
- Genre : Documentary / Biography / Music
- Country : United States
- Language : English / French
- Director : Liz Garbus
- Production : Moxie Firecracker Films / Netflix / RadicalMedia
- Distributor : Netflix
What Happened Miss Simone movie
What Happened Miss Simone release date
- January 22, 2015 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- March 5, 2015 : USA (True/False Film Festival)
- April 24, 2015 : USA (San Francisco International Film Festival)
- April 29, 2015 : Canada (Hot Docs International Documentary Festival)
- May 6, 2015 : USA (Montclair Film Festival)
- June 1, 2015 : USA (Nantucket Film Festival)
- June 19, 2015 : USA (AFI Docs Festival)
- June 24, 2015 : USA
- June 24, 2015 : USA (limited)
- September 2, 2015 : Japan (internet)
What Happened Miss Simone cast
- Nina Simone as Self (archiveFootage)
- 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 (archiveFootage)
- Dick Gregory as Self
- Ilyasah Shabazz as Self
- Attallah Shabazz as Self (as Ambassador Shabazz)
- Gerrit De Bruin as Self
- Eleanor Belinfanti as Cast
- Gregory Marlow as Cast
- Elisabeth Henry as Cast: Mrs Mazzanovich (as Elizabeth Henry)
- James Baldwin as Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
What Happened Miss Simone documentary
The documentary chronicles the life of American singer Nina Simone, who became a civil rights activist and moved to Liberia following the turbulence of the 1960s. The documentary combines previously unreleased archival footage and interviews with Simone’s daughter and friends. The title of the film was taken from a Maya Angelou quote.
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