'What Happened, Miss Simone'

Sundance Film Festival 2015: Nina Simone Doc Opens Fest With a Roar

Classically trained pianist, black power icon and legendary recording artist, Nina Simone lived a life of brutal honesty, musical genius, and tortured melancholy. In the upcoming Netflix original documentary, Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus interweaves never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage (including Montreux) together with Nina’'s most memorable songs, creating an unforgettable portrait of one of the least understood, yet most beloved artists of our time.

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