Bette Davis: They Say I'm Different (2017)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
0h 53min
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- Synopsis:
Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She was the first... as former husband Miles Davis said. Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince. An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles - startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named Bitches Brew. She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly - she vanished. Creatively blending documentary and animation this movie traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realised black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the - spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations. - Actors:
- Oliver Wang, Vernon Gibbs, Greg Errico, Elnora B. Neal, Nickey Neal, Connie Portis, Miles Davis, Greg Tate, Winona Williams, Militia Vox, Tamar-Kali, Fred Mills, Desmond Nakano, Carlos Morales, Larry Johnson, Betty Davis, Kim El
- Voiced By:
- Mike Canton, Al Gee, Philip Cox
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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