Director: Jeff L. Lieberman
Writer(s): Jeff L. Lieberman
Starring: Nina Simone, Eric Burdon, Billy Vera, Jeff L. Lieberman, Tim Hauser, Horace Ott, Gloria Caldwell Ott, Roscoe Dellums, Sam L. Waymon, Marie-Christine Dunham Pratt, John Irvin Waymon, Carrol Waymon, James Payne, Emma Louise Hamilton, Beryl Hannon Dade, Emile Latimer, Lisle Atkinson, Leopoldo Fleming, Fred Counts, Chuck Stewart, Martha Flowers, Nikki Giovanni, Juanita Bougere, Sharon Miller, Salamishah Tillet, Al Schackman, Billy Vera, Marla Glen
Synopsis: With musical proclamations like ‘Mississippi Goddam’ and an iconic style, Nina Simone was both loved and feared throughout the 1960s for her outspoken vision of Black Freedom. Today, Nina is more popular eleven years after her death than ever before. President Barack Obama listed ‘Sinnerman’ in his top 5 favorite songs, and whether re-mixed, re-sampled or in its pure form, Nina’s music continues to empower people around the world with its unrelenting appeal for justice. With new insights into her musical journey from Classical Music and the segregated South, the worlds of Jazz and Civil Rights, through her erratic behavior and self-exile, Nina’s legacy is chartered all the way to the place where she found freedom.
Release Date: October 16, 2015 (USA) | Length: 110 min | Genre: Biography, History, Music | MPAA Rating: NR