Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
poster Betty: They Say I'm Different

Country:UK, 54 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Documentary

Director(s):Philip Cox

Writer(s):Philip Cox

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 1246

Tomatometer:
--
--
IMDb Rating:
starstarstarstarstarstarstarstarstarstar
7.0/10 (36 votes)

Certification:

Storyline:
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 just vanished. Betty Mabry Davis is a global icon whose mysterious life story has until now, never been told. Creatively blending documentary, animation and nonfiction techniques, this movie traces ...

Cast:
Miles Davis (as Himself (archive footage)), Desmond Nakano (as Himself), Mike Canton (voice of Himself, host of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM), Oliver Wang (as Himself, music critic and DJ), Al Gee (voice of Himself (archive footage))

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Unknown