What Happened, Miss Simone (2015)

What Happened, Miss Simone
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Synopsis

A classically trained musical genius, chart-topping chanteuse, and Black Power icon, Nina Simone was one of the most influential, beloved, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. On stage, she was known for utterly free, rapturous performances, earning her the epithet “High Priestess of Soul.” But amid the violent, day-to-day fight for civil rights, she struggled to reconcile artistic ambition with her fierce devotion to a movement.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 2015 (Limited) by Netflix
Video Release: June 26th, 2015 by Netflix
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. American Factory
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Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, Biography, African Americans
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: @radical.media, Moxie Firecracker Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Documentary Subject(s)

Nina Simone    Herself

Interviewee(s)

Lisa Simone Kelly    Herself
Roger Nupie    Himself
Al Shackman    Himself
George Wein    Himself
Stanley Crouch    Himself
Dick Gregory    Himself
Ilyasah Shabazz    Herself
Ambassador Shibazz*    Herself
Gerrit De Bruin    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Liz Garbus    Director
Amy Hobby    Producer
Liz Garbus    Producer
Justin Wilkes    Producer
Jayson Jackson    Producer
Sidney Beaumont    Executive Producer
Jon Kamen    Executive Producer
Lisa Nishimura    Executive Producer
Adam Del Deo    Executive Producer
Lisa Simone Kelly    Executive Producer
Markus Kirschner    Production Designer
Joshua L. Pearson*    Editor
Igor Martinovic    Cinematographer
Rachel Morrison    Cinematographer
Ronan Kileen    Cinematographer

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 18th, 2016

Amy

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary. Last year, this category was in chaos. This year, we have a favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then the rest. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 14th, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Directors Guild of America spread out the nominations, which I always felt hurt the buzz. There are ten categories of awards, but only three of which pertain to theatrical releases. There are very few surprises across these three categories, so the Oscar nominations today shouldn't be full of surprises either. More...


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Synopsis

A classically trained musical genius, chart-topping chanteuse, and Black Power icon, Nina Simone was one of the most influential, beloved, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. On stage, she was known for utterly free, rapturous performances, earning her the epithet “High Priestess of Soul.” But amid the violent, day-to-day fight for civil rights, she struggled to reconcile artistic ambition with her fierce devotion to a movement.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 2015 (Limited) by Netflix
Video Release: June 26th, 2015 by Netflix
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. American Factory
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, Biography, African Americans
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: @radical.media, Moxie Firecracker Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Nina Simone    Herself

Interviewee(s)

Lisa Simone Kelly    Herself
Roger Nupie    Himself
Al Shackman    Himself
George Wein    Himself
Stanley Crouch    Himself
Dick Gregory    Himself
Ilyasah Shabazz    Herself
Ambassador Shibazz*    Herself
Gerrit De Bruin    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Liz Garbus    Director
Amy Hobby    Producer
Liz Garbus    Producer
Justin Wilkes    Producer
Jayson Jackson    Producer
Sidney Beaumont    Executive Producer
Jon Kamen    Executive Producer
Lisa Nishimura    Executive Producer
Adam Del Deo    Executive Producer
Lisa Simone Kelly    Executive Producer
Markus Kirschner    Production Designer
Joshua L. Pearson*    Editor
Igor Martinovic    Cinematographer
Rachel Morrison    Cinematographer
Ronan Kileen    Cinematographer

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 18th, 2016

Amy

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary. Last year, this category was in chaos. This year, we have a favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then the rest. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 14th, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Directors Guild of America spread out the nominations, which I always felt hurt the buzz. There are ten categories of awards, but only three of which pertain to theatrical releases. There are very few surprises across these three categories, so the Oscar nominations today shouldn't be full of surprises either. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.