“Whitney Houston,’’ a film
documentary on the life and career of late music legend, Whitney
Houston is set to hit theatres in the United States on July 6.
According to the Hollywood Reporter,
the documentary is to be released by Roadside Attractions in
collaboration with Miramax.
The documentary, produced by Lightbox
and Lisa Erspamer Entertainment, includes previously unreleased
recordings, never-before-seen home movie footage and live
performances recorded by Houston at various stages her life.
It is directed by Kevin Macdonald, the
Oscar-winning filmmaker, who also worked on Bob Marley documentary,
`Marley.’
“I approached Whitney’s life like a
mystery story; why did someone with so much raw talent and beauty
self-destruct so publicly and painfully?
“I was lucky enough to have the
support of Pat Houston and the Whitney Houston estate in this quest.
“They entrusted me with the ‘keys to
the vault while giving me complete freedom to follow the story
wherever it went.
“At heart, Whitney is an intimate
family story that reveals a new side to a woman that even her most
die-hard fans never knew,“ Macdonald said.
He also noted that he had full support
from the late star’s family, and also interviewed those closest to
her.
The documentary will include family
home recorded videos that will give fans an insight into Whitney’s
life away from the spotlight, and original studio recordings and
acapellas of some of the late singer’s greatest hits.
Whitney Houston, the daughter of gospel
star Cissy Houston, was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963,
in Newark, New Jersey.
Her debut album, ‘Whitney Houston’,
was released in 1985 and became the biggest-selling album by a debut
artist.
Her several hit singles include ‘Saving
All My Love For You’, ‘How Will I Know’, ‘You Give Good
Love’, and ‘The Greatest Love of All’
Houston was married to singer Bobby
Brown with whom she had her only child Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, who
had also passed on July 26, 2015.
Whitney was a Multi-Grammy
Award-winning singer, with an unequalled run of seven consecutive
number one records (1980s), and held number one spot on Billboard’s
Hot 100 for 14 weeks with “I Will Always Love You”.
In 2009, Guinness World Records cited
her as the most awarded female act of all time.
Whitney was found dead in her hotel
room at the Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 11, 2012.
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