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Billie

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Available screening types

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Available until

Jan 01, 2030

Available in

United States of America, Canada

Brought to you by

Greenwich Entertainment

About the film

Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time and changed the face of American music. She was a woman of breath-taking talent and global popularity while also stirring controversy. She started a notable rebellion singing “Strange Fruit” which exposed the realities of Black life in America and earned her powerful enemies. Raw, emotional and brutally honest, Billie is filled with never-before-heard interviews from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 38m

Released

2020

Director

James Erskine

Producer

Barry Clark-Ewers, James Erskine, Laure Vaysse

Writer

James Erskine

Cast

Victoria Gregory

Awards & recognition

Telluride Film Festival

Official Selection

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Official Selection

IDA 2021

Nominee - Best Music Documentary

What people are saying

A transfixing documentary about the master jazz singer.

Chris Willman

Variety

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