WHITNEY
synopsis
With over 200 million album sales worldwide, and remaining the only artist to chart seven consecutive US No. 1’s, Whitney Houston was the voice of a generation. Coming from an esteemed lineage of singers, Whitney was destined to be plucked from her gospel-singing roots to rule the world stage. She inspired a generation of singers from Mariah Carey to Beyoncé and her unforgettable performance of The Star-Spangled Banner unlocked an anthem that had for so long been dismissed by many black artists. But all these achievements have become a footnote to a story of addiction and self-destruction. With salacious stories filling the columns of tabloid papers and magazines, Whitney had the voice of an angel onstage, but was being torn apart by her demons offstage.
original title: | Whitney |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Altitude Film Entertainment Sales |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Kevin Macdonald |
film run: | 120' |
release date: | UK 6/07/2018, ES 6/07/2018, FR 29/08/2018, DK 30/08/2018 |
cinematography by: | Nelson Hume |
film editing: | Sam Rice-Edwards |
producer: | Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Lisa Erspamer |
co-producer: | Vanessa Tovell |
executive producer: | Will Clarke, Nicole David, Zanne Devine, Patricia Houston, Rosanne Korenberg, Andy Mayson, Joe Patrick, Mike Runagall |
associate producer: | Charlotte Rodrigues, Ann Lofgren |
production: | Lightbox Media |
distributor: | Altitude Film Entertainment Distribution, ARP Sélection, Vértigo Films, Oy Cinema Mondo Ltd, NonStop Entertainment |