The documentary has been approved by the Whitney Houston estate.
The first officially authorized movie will be filmed by Oscar-winning director, Kevin Macdonald and will include an interview with Clive Davis, founder and president of Arista Records, who is acknowledged for bringing Houston to prominence.
Macdonald said, “The story that is never told about Whitney is just how brilliant she was as an artist; by many measures, she had the greatest voice of the last 50 years. She changed the way pop music was sung — bringing it back full circle to its blues and gospel roots. She was also completely unique in being a black pop star who sold in countries where black artists don’t traditionally sell.”
However, Macdonald’s film is not the only film in the works about Houston’s life. Back in March, BBC Two announced a Whitney Houston documentary called Whitney, which will be directed by Nick Broomfield (the filmmaker behind Kurt and Courtney).
Macdonald also added: “We have access to never-before-seen footage of Whitney that charts her whole life from her beginnings singing in her Church’s gospel choir to the day of her tragic death at the age of 48, and three decades of her music including exclusive demo recordings, rare performances and audio archive. Although we won’t shy away from the darker parts of Whitney’s life — her descent into addiction — I want audiences to walk out of the cinema and feel positive about Whitney and her music. I want to reveal a woman that even her most die-hard fans never knew; and a woman those new to her life and music will never forget.”
The documentary film is also set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month, and if it’s as good as expected, we’ll be dancing with somebody when we finally see it.
