Best Music Documentary
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You: This concert film follows Grande onstage and behind-the-scenes on the Sweetener World Tour in 2019. Netflix released the film on Dec. 21, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of the tour s conclusion. The film was directed by Paul Dugdale, whose previous credits include Coldplay’s
Ghost Stories and The Rolling Stones’ road movie doc
Olé Olé Olé!
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell: This doc is built around archival footage of the late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G. It features rare footage filmed by Damion “D-Roc” Butler and interviews with Biggie’s family and friends, including Butler and Sean Combs. The film was directed by Emmett Malloy, whose previous works include
To Britney Spears, the media is not that innocent.
On Monday (May 3), the pop star took to social media to give her unfiltered thoughts on the recent documentaries and public examinations of her life. 2021 is definitely way better than 2020 but I never knew it was gonna be like THIS !!!! Spears wrote alongside a nearly minute-long video of herself dancing at home. So many documentaries about me this year with other people s takes on my life . what can I say … I’m deeply flattered !!!!
However, while the pop icon appreciates the renewed interest in her life story, she made it clear she finds projects like FX s
In a new Instagram post featuring one of many dance videos from the singer Spears posted a lengthy response to the recent films about her life, ongoing conservatorship battle with her father and the ensuing #FreeBritney movement. So many documentaries about me this year with other people s takes on my life. what can I say. I m deeply flattered, she began. These documentaries are so hypocritical. they criticize the media and then do the same thing?????
She continued: I don t know y all but I m thrilled to remind you all that although I ve had some pretty tough times in my life. I ve had waaaayyyy more amazing times in my life and unfortunately my friends. I think the world is more interested in the negative.
7:15 AM 5/3/2021
by
THR staff
From Questlove ( Summer of Soul ) to Samantha Stark ( Framing Britney Spears’), these breakout documentarians are tackling tough subjects with innovative storytelling.
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Isabel Bethencourt (right) & Parker Hill
Beauty reimagined at the Miss Black America pageant. The legacy of a radical LGBTQ artist. A Riz Ahmed-exec produced animated documentary. A pivotal moment in Black music history resurrected.
Those are some of the stories told by these documentary filmmakers breaking out in the U.S., many with their feature debuts, selected for tackling tough subjects with storytelling prowess, festival recognition, critical reception and innovative techniques. Their names might not (yet) be known, but their work speaks volumes.