It took nearly half a century, but one of Aretha Franklin’s definitive performances will finally be available for the world to see.
After being the subject of a contentious back-and-forth ever since the project was filmed 46 years ago, the concert film “Amazing Grace” is on the verge of hitting theaters. Variety is reporting that after Franklin’s passing earlier this year, the legendary soul singer’s estate has reached an agreement that would allow the film to be shown to the public for the first time.
In addition to a shocking late addition to the Doc NYC lineup next Monday, “Amazing Grace” will also receive qualifying runs in both Los Angeles and New York. With that limited theatrical release, the film would join an already-crowded field among this year’s contenders for Best Documentary at the 2019 Oscars.
The “Amazing Grace” saga began in 1972, when the late director Sydney Pollack...
After being the subject of a contentious back-and-forth ever since the project was filmed 46 years ago, the concert film “Amazing Grace” is on the verge of hitting theaters. Variety is reporting that after Franklin’s passing earlier this year, the legendary soul singer’s estate has reached an agreement that would allow the film to be shown to the public for the first time.
In addition to a shocking late addition to the Doc NYC lineup next Monday, “Amazing Grace” will also receive qualifying runs in both Los Angeles and New York. With that limited theatrical release, the film would join an already-crowded field among this year’s contenders for Best Documentary at the 2019 Oscars.
The “Amazing Grace” saga began in 1972, when the late director Sydney Pollack...
- 11/5/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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