From unheard interviews to key performances restored into color for the first time, _BILLIE_ is the story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died before she was able to tell the story. The film by James Erskine is filled with unheard testimonies from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms, and Count Basie about the woman with one of the greatest voices of all time.
Linda Lipnack Kuehl, a journalist in the 60s, set out to write the definitive biography of Billie. However, Lipnack Kuehl’s book was never finished and the 200 hours of interviews she recorded were never heard—until now.
The film will premiere in theaters and virtually on November 13, 2020.
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