What Happened, Miss Simone?

2015, Documentary/Biography, 1h 41m

51 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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What Happened, Miss Simone? is a compelling -- albeit necessarily incomplete -- overview of its complex subject's singular artistic legacy and fascinating life. Read critic reviews

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Classically trained pianist, dive-bar chanteuse, black power icon and legendary recording artist Nina Simone lived a life of brutal honesty, musical genius, and tortured melancholy.

Cast & Crew

Lisa Simone Kelly
Lisa Simone Kelly
Roger Nupie
Roger Nupie
Al Schackman
Al Schackman
George Wein
George Wein
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch
Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory
Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus
Director
Sidney Beaumont
Sidney Beaumont
Executive Producer
Adam Del Deo
Adam Del Deo
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Jon Kamen
Jon Kamen
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Lisa Simone Kelly
Lisa Simone Kelly
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Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus
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Amy Hobby
Amy Hobby
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Justin Wilkes
Justin Wilkes
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Jayson Jackson
Jayson Jackson
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Igor Martinovic
Igor Martinovic
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Joshua L. Pearson
Joshua L. Pearson
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Markus Kirschner
Markus Kirschner
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Rebecca Luke
Rebecca Luke
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